Mayor Pete Just Joined Joe Biden’s Transition Team
As Joe Biden looks on, Pete Buttigieg says anyone who would “weaponize a son against his own father” is a dishonorable person.ABC News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Pete Buttegieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former Democratic presidential contender, is…
Trump Administration Calls Government Diversity Trainings “Un-American Propaganda” and Cancels Them
President Donald Trump talks to a crowd of supporters after arriving at Wilmington International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The Trump administration has found yet another way to ratchet up racial tension…
Trump Is Trying to Greenwash His Appalling Environmental Record Before the Election
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plant trees to celebrate Earth Day, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.AP Photo/Evan Vucci For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This article was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. During…
House Democrats Demand Climate Be a “Centerpiece” of the 2020 Presidential Debates
2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden in the Democratic Presidential Debate on March 15, 2020.CNN/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Dozens of House Democrats are calling for the…
The Presidential Election Officially Starts Today
President Donald Trump talks to a crowd of supporters after arriving at Wilmington International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Election day, according to my wall calendar and many other sources, is exactly…
Biden Blasts Trump for His History of Disrespecting the Military
Biden presents a diploma to a West Point graduate in 2016.Xinhua/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday shot back at President Trump’s apparent disdain for American troops, calling his reported remarks about soldiers…