Margaret Hunter Gets Her Pardon
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 just announced 26 more pardons, and guess who he suddenly decided to include? Margaret Hunter! We get results around here. Including Hunter, four women were on today’s list, accounting…
Los Angeles’ New District Attorney Eliminated Cash Bail. Judges and Prosecutors Are Pushing Back.
A Los Angeles bail bonds company across from street from the Men’s Central Jail.Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times/ Getty 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.In early December, when George Gascón was sworn in as Los…
Trump Vetoes Defense Bill Day After Pardoning War Criminals
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.Last night, Donald Trump gave a few convicted war criminals an early Christmas present: Mr. Trump’s list of pardons on Tuesday included four former U.S. service members who were convicted on…
Trump Is Pardoning His Friends While Ignoring Pleas From Death Row
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 Tuesday night, the White House announced that President Donald Trump had pardoned more than a dozen people, including the security contractors responsible for an Iraqi civilian massacre, his allies…
We Asked Some of Our Favorite People What They’d Put in a 2020 Time Capsule
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.You know it’s been a memorable annum when each time people hear the latest dour news, they shake their head, sigh, and mutter, “2020!” But all of us who survived this…
Heroes of 2020: My Cat—the Smartest, Best Cat. He Is Named Smarty Cat.
Mother Jones illustration; Jamilah King 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.Before 2020, here’s how I would’ve described my cat, Smarty Cat: “His paws have never touched pavement.” And it was true: Despite being a 12-year-old rescue,…