Catch Our Liveblog Coverage of the Insurrection Attempt
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.Making sense of what happened yesterday, January 6, when a mob stormed the Capitol after President Trump ordered them there to overturn his loss in the 2020 election, takes context. Start…
Only a Few Congressional Republicans Could Bring Themselves to Blame Trump for Yesterday’s Violence
Pro-Trump rioters inside the US Capitol on January 6.Roberto Schmidt/AFP/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.Speaking at the “Save America” rally outside the White House yesterday morning, President Donald Trump told thousands of supporters to “walk…
Liveblog: Congress Affirms Biden’s Victory
J. Scott Applewhite/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.Nearly 14 hours after Congress convened to certify the 2020 election results, Joe Biden was affirmed as the next president of the United States, closing out a day…
After a Day of Violence on Capitol Hill, Congress Certifies Biden’s Win
Saul Loeb/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.Following an extraordinary day of violence and chaos in which pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol Building and shut down the counting of Electoral College votes, Congress finally certified the…
A Majority of House Republicans Just Sided With the Mob
© Essdras M Suarez/ZUMA Wire 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.When Congress reconvened on Wednesday, just a few hours after a pro-Trump mob had invaded the Capitol and shut down the tallying of the Electoral College…
“Slow It Down”: Giuliani Asked GOP Senator to Object to Electoral Votes From 10 States
U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks at Save America Rally on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington on January 6, 2021. Yuri Gripas/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.An hour before…