In a Blow to Trump, Michigan’s Canvassing Board Certifies Election Results
Joscha Weese, left, stands outside the Capitol building during a rally in Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Michigan’s elections board is scheduled to meet to certify the state’s presidential election results Monday. Paul Sancya/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
In Public, Trump Still Claims He Won. In Private, Aides Say He’s Planning for Life After Presidency.
President Donald Trump walks away from the podium after a press briefing in July. Oliver Contreras/CNP via ZUMA Wire 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.For weeks, President Donald Trump has repeated again and again, falsely, that…
Michigan Democrats Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Campaign to Steal the State’s Vote
AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) 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.Since Election Day, President Donald Trump and his lawyers have filed a torrent of legal challenges in an attempt to overturn the election results in Michigan, where…
Big Cash Is Continuing to Flood Into the Georgia Runoffs that Will Determine Senate Control
Georgia Democratic candidates for US Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, during a campaign rally on Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. Brynn Anderson/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.Fueled by new tools to…
Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Team Owners
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How the GOP Is Helping Trump’s War on Democracy
Erin Schaff/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.On Thursday afternoon, something obscene happened. One of the two major parties hosted an event where the president’s lawyers spewed an unfounded and nutso conspiracy theory in an effort…