Carroll Fife Is in the House. Now She Wants to Burn it Down.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As a girl, Carroll Fife never quite knew what her grandfather James did for a living, but she knew he was a somebody. James was a factory worker, like most everybody else in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, but it…
We May Not Know the Winner on Election Night. Democrats Stress That’s Ok.
Election workers set up voting booths on Thursday at an early voting site in Orlando, Florida. Early voting in the state begins on Monday.Paul Hennessy/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In a press call on Sunday, Senate Democrats stressed that the best way…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Says Trump Is Inciting “Domestic Terrorism”
Screenshot “State of the Union”/CNN For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Less than two weeks after the FBI charged six men with plotting to kidnap and potentially assassinate Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a frenzied crowd at a Trump rally chanted “Lock her up!” on Saturday.…
Puerto Rico’s Leading Newspaper Just Backed Biden in Historic Endorsement
President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, in 2017.Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Puerto Rico’s leading newspaper, El Nuevo Día, has endorsed Joe Biden in what his campaign says is the first presidential endorsement in…
Early Results Are In: More People Watched Biden’s Town Hall Than Trump’s
NBC/ABC/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump held dueling town halls on different networks at the same time, it seemed safe to assume that more people would tune in for reality show presidential pyrotechnics than the…
People Keep Asking Who Trump Owes $400 Million To. That’s Not the Real Problem.
President Donald Trump speaks during an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. AP Photo/Evan Vucci For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Last month, in the first installment of its series on Trump’s taxes, the New…