Democrats Just Introduced Their Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill
President Joe Biden at a town hall event in Milwaukee. Evan Vucci/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thursday, Democrats formally introduced the US Citizenship Act of 2021, a comprehensive immigration reform bill that reflects a…
Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Wall!
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.At least once a week for the last few years, Laiken Jordahl, a staffer for the Center for Biological Diversity based in Tucson, Arizona, would head into the desert with a…
A Small Georgia Town Was Trying to Play by the Rules. The State Seized Its Vaccines Anyway.
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.It was a gloriously sunny Wednesday in early February, but Dennis Fowler was worried. The 77-year-old retired transit worker sat in the waiting room at his doctor’s office at the Medical…
As Democrats Debate How to Raise the Minimum Wage, Republicans Offer Distractions
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The federal minimum wage could soon change. On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden said one of his main priorities was to raise the minimum wage to $15 an…
More Than 3 Million People in Texas Are Still Without Power
A home without power in Argyle, TexasChris Rusanowsky/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.If you’re reading this in Texas, chances are you’re huddled over your phone in a cold, dark home, using cell service to access…
The Trump Campaign’s Law Firm Admits It Was Hacked
Stefani Reynolds-Pool/CNP/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Jones Day, the powerhouse law firm known for high-profile clients and cases—including aiding former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss—confirmed Tuesday some of the firm’s “information”…