Mike Pence Was Enjoying a Ski Vacation While Millions Lost Unemployment Benefits
Vice President Mike Pence attends a campaign rally in Georgia.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.According to reporting by RealVail.com, a Vail, Colorado news outlet, Vice President Mike Pence is celebrating the holidays in the wealthy…
Trump Won’t Sign the COVID Relief Bill. Those Suffering Can’t Wait.
Saul Loeb/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 Saturday night, President Donald Trump failed to sign the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill extending key provisions from the CARES Act. The consequences are immediate and many: an…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: December 26 Update
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The Biden Administration Should Restore the Endangered Species Act To Full Strength
Grizzly bear roaming in a field in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.BlueBarronPhoto/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.This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This article is…
Means Testing Really Isn’t So Bad
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.I’m a little perplexed by the recent trend among progressives to hate on means-tested social welfare programs. Here is Atrios today: Every Row In That Spreadsheet Is A Person…
“These Men Were Undeserving”: FBI Investigator Slams Trump’s Blackwater Pardons
Khalid Mohammed/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.Earlier this week, Fox News host Pete Hegseth asked God to bless President Donald Trump for showing the “courage” to pardon the former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing 14 unarmed…