4 Years Ago Trump Talked Carnage. 2 Weeks Ago There Was an Insurrection. Today a New Chapter Began.
Jim Watson/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.Today, two weeks after an armed mob stormed the US Capitol, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris was sworn in as…
Record Low Poll Numbers Keep Coming for Donald Trump
Jabin Botsford/Washington Post/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.Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest favorability numbers of his presidency, according to a CNN poll released on Sunday. Only 34 percent of respondents approve of…
It’s Always About Stopping the Steal
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 August 3, 1980, around 10,000 people packed into the Neshoba County, Mississippi, fairgrounds. The site is where what’s known as “Mississippi’s Giant House Party” takes place, the state fair that was established…
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years
January 6, 2021, Washington Dc, District of Columbia, United States: Police confront rioters around Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used buttons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd.…
Jim Jordan Claims He Never Said the Election Was Stolen. That’s Not What the Video Shows.
Rod Lamkey/CNP/Zuma 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.There were five words Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) refused to say at a House Rules Committee meeting Tuesday: “The election was not stolen.” During a heated exchange with committee…
Sponsors of the Pre-Attack Rally Have Taken Down Their Websites. Don’t Forget Who They Were.
John Minchillo/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 January 6, thousands of pro-Trump protesters gathered at a rally near the White House to rail against a fantasy: that the election was stolen from their beloved Donald…