FDA Chief Denies Trump’s Accusations That the Agency Slowed Vaccine Approval
April 24, 2020, President Donald Trump gestures to Vice President Mike Pence as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, steps back to the podium to answer a question during a briefing about the coronavirus.AP Photo/Alex Brandon Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: December 12 Update
Smart, Fearless Journalism Politics Environment Crime and Justice Food Media Investigations Photos Magazine Podcasts Monika Bauerlein, CEO What a year. For my year-end column, “There’s No Quick Fix For Healing Democracy,” I unpack how change happens and why 2021 has got to be the year we commit to building democratic infrastructure. That includes journalism, and…
Watch the First COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Leave the Warehouse
A truck loaded with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine leaves the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool 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.As the United States ends…
Here’s What Bees Do to Repel Giant Hornets—Paint Animal Poo on Their Homes
Elaine Thompson/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 Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Insects don’t come much cuter than the humble honey bee. Those fetching…
Donald Trump Just Lost Another One of His Election Challenges in Federal Court
Patrick Semansky/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 election has been over for more than a month, but Donald Trump still can’t stop losing election challenges in court. On Saturday, yet another judge rejected his campaign’s…
Newly Pardoned Michael Flynn Was a Crowd Favorite Among the Extremists at Trump’s Latest Rally
Manuel Balce Ceneta/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.Fresh off his presidential pardon, former national security adviser Michael Flynn joined the March for Trump rally Saturday afternoon in downtown Washington, DC. During a speech in front of…