Michael Flynn’s Lawyer Wants to Raise “Millions of Dollars” to Overturn the Election
Sidney Powell, left, and Michael Flynn leave federal court on June 24, 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo 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.Sidney Powell, an attorney for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, is using bogus…
The Squad Doubled Its Ranks. Now What?
Jamaal Bowman attends a news conference on Capitol Hill on September 23, 2020. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press 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.Cori Bush wanted to make something clear when I spoke with her…
Here’s What a Republican Senate Really Means for the Climate
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky).Rod Lamkey/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.This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Climate advocates…
Donald Trump Wants You to Know That He Definitely Did Not Just Concede the Election
Donald Trump, totally not conceding.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.For a brief time Sunday morning, Donald Trump appeared to accept reality. Nearly eight days after every major media outlet had declared Joe Biden the…
Trump’s Latest False Fraud Claim Came From an Anonymous Internet Poster
Photo by Sean Rayford/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.On Thursday, Donald Trump posted a tweet falsely claiming a computerized voting system vendor had switched or deleted millions of his votes. The unfounded allegation appears…
Biden Now Leads the Popular Vote by More Than 5 Million
Cory Clark/NurPhoto/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.President-elect Joe Biden’s popular vote lead over President Trump has grown to 5.29 million, according to the Cook Political Report. Vote counting is still underway, but Biden thus far…