Trump Insists He Can’t Be Racist Because He Signed a Criminal Justice Bill
Julio Cortez/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The second and final presidential debate Thursday night featured some changes that were supposed to make tonight’s event less chaotic than the first shoutfest was. And even though there was less interrupting from the two candidates,…
People Are Still Dying. Trump Is Still Lying.
Morry Gash/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump may not have relentlessly interrupted Joe Biden during a discussion of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday night’s debate, but he continued spewing lies just the same. Coronavirus case counts in the United States…
DNI Ratcliffe Says Iran Sent Menacing Emails Claiming to Be From Proud Boys—But Leaves a Lot Unclear
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe testifies before a US Senate Intelligence Committee.Andrew Harnik/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Reports circulated yesterday that the Proud Boys—or at least people claiming to be in the violent far-right hate group—were emailing voters…
Barack Obama Doesn’t Think Voting Will Make the Country Perfect. He Wants You to Do It Anyway.
Matt Slocum/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This afternoon, Barack Obama stopped by Philadelphia, the largest city in that crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, to urge people to elect his former vice president, Joe Biden, to the highest office in the land. At…
COVID Case Counts Are Climbing. Trump Continues Holding Rallies.
Ross D. Franklin/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Yesterday, thousands of unmasked spectators crowded together in Tucson and Prescott, Arizona, to listen to President Trump tell them that the coronavirus is no big deal. “People are pandemic’d out,” he said. “That’s why it’s…
Progressives Tell Biden: Appointees Must Be Diverse and Free of Corporate Ties
Joe Biden at his town hall with ABC News in Philadelphia on October 15, 2020.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Election Day is still two weeks away, but progressives are already ramping up their efforts to influence who gets to serve in a…