“Sense of Entitlement”: Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.
Adam J. Dewey/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press) 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.This story was originally published by ProPublica. The gallery in the Idaho House was restricted to limited seating on the first day of a special…
Joe Biden’s American Fairy Tale
Kyle Letendre 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.“I sought this to restore the soul of America,” Joe Biden said on November 7, the day he declared victory. Biden had repeated that phrase, “soul of America,” time…
Tucker: Joe Biden Wants to Lock Us All Up
Fox News 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.Out of Joe Biden’s entire inaugural speech, Tucker Carlson is dedicating tonight’s program to attacking this sentence: And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that…
Biden Just Ended Trump’s Muslim Ban
President Joe Biden signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday.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.Donald Trump began his presidency with a Muslim ban, and President Joe Biden has begun his by…
The Tea Party Morphed Into the Cult of Trump. What Will It Become Next?
Kevin Drum 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.Ten years ago I wrote a short essay for the magazine about the tea party phenomenon. The gist was that it was nothing new: every time Democrats come into…
4 Years Ago Trump Talked Carnage. 2 Weeks Ago There Was an Insurrection. Today a New Chapter Began.
Jim Watson/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.Today, two weeks after an armed mob stormed the US Capitol, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris was sworn in as…