Trump’s Impeachment Woes Grow In Latest Twitter Rant
Spencer Platt/Getty Somebody is thinking about impeachment this morning. President Donald Trump’s latest weekend tweetstorm took aim at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), two of the top Democrats leading the chamber’s investigation into whether Trump’s request for Ukraine to investigate a political rival merits his…
Kamala Harris Says She’ll Prosecute Oil Companies and Utilities for Role in Climate Crisis
Brian Cahn/ZUMA California Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris believes the next commander in chief should hold fossil fuel companies accountable for misleading the public about climate change—and she wants to use the full force of the federal government to do so. In an exclusive interview with Mother Jones last week in Dubuque,…
A Big Legal Victory for Voting Rights in Florida, and a Rebuke Against its Republican Governor
James Borchuck/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA My colleague, and MoJo’s resident Big Brain on all things voting, pointed out this major legal win in Florida on Friday: A group of 20 people with felony convictions was suing the state over a new law requiring them to repay any fines or fees they owed before they could register…
“Heels On, Gloves Off!” Women March Against Trump’s Impeachment in Washington. But Really Not Many.
Pro-Trump marchers assemble in Washington to march on the Capitol.Stephanie Mencimer/Mother Jones On Thursday, impeachment foes converged on Washington for the first big pro-Trump rally in the city since shortly after Donald Trump was elected president. According to its website, the “March for Trump: Stop Impeachment Now!” event was initiated by people who “want our…
How Impeachment Helped Tom Steyer Reach the Debate Stage
AP Photo/John Minchillo At last night’s debate, the Democratic candidates clamored for Donald Trump’s impeachment—and given recent poll numbers, the issue could be a political winner. But none of the Democrats owe as much to the idea of impeachment as Tom Steyer. For years, the billionaire activist has bankrolled an attempt to build a grassroots…
The Democratic Candidates Have a Plan to Protect Abortion Rights
John Minchillo/AP When the moderators at the Democratic debate Tuesday night finally asked about abortion, many of the candidates were ready with a simple plan. Congress, they argued, should pass legislation codifying the right to an abortion established in Roe v. Wade—a move that could take the matter out of the hands of the Supreme Court…