Trump Incited Violence. Democrats Want Him Out Of Office. Now.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) stands in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020.Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images 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.After President Donald Trump incited a violent mob to storm the US Capitol…
Trump Supporters Spread Chaos to State Capitals
Mother Jones illustration; 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.In the midst of the unprecedented assault on the United States Capitol by Trump supporters, where at least one person has been shot and reportedly died, protests…
“Shocking, Horrendous, Disgraceful”: Foreign Leaders Are Lining Up to Condemn American Violence
Mother Jones illustration 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 Wednesday, images of shocking violence and chaos perpetrated by President Donald Trump’s supporters—and instigated by the president himself—that interrupted the joint session of Congress meeting to certify…
At Today’s Riot, Trump’s Trolls Turned Their Violent Fantasies Into Reality
Spencer Platt/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.On Wednesday, the United States arrived at peak disinformation singularity. The lines between right-wing conspiracy internet forums and physical reality disappeared. Pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol as online trolls…
The Government Wants to Scan Your Face When You Enter the US. It Hasn’t Gone Well So Far.
Officials at Dulles International Airport in Virginia unveil new biometric facial recognition scanners in September 2018.Bill O’Leary/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.In 2018, the federal government started scanning people’s faces as they drove into and…
Trump Is Inciting Violence Over His Election Defeat
Trump onstage at a political rally in Dalton, Georgia on Jan. 4Mother Jones illustration; 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.The day after Christmas, Donald Trump tweeted a familiar theme with an ominous new twist:…