Members of Congress Are Spending More Than Ever on Security
Mother Jones illustration; Getty 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.Many Republicans are now trying to rewrite the history of January 6 to portray the assault on the Capitol that left five dead as a benign protest.…
In Buffalo, New York, Voters Consider a Socialist Mayor
India Walton’s campaign 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.During a typical winter, the city of Buffalo, New York, sees more than 70 inches of snow. This year, as the snow piled up, India Walton went door…
Why Donald Trump Doesn’t Need Facebook
STAR MAX/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.Last week, Donald Trump got another slap in the face: Facebook announced it was extending its ban on him for two years. In early 2023, the company, which gave…
Emails Tie Top Trump Exec Allen Weisselberg to Yet Another Trump Financial Scandal
Allen Weisselberg, center, stands between Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. at a 2017 news conference.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.Allen Weisselberg is in the hot seat—and that’s bad news for Donald Trump and…
The Justice Department Considers the Trump Campaign’s Favorite Fundraising Tactic a Scam
AP Photo/Evan Vucci 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.In recent years, political campaigns have increasingly begun using a dubious fundraising tactic: promising donors their contributions will be matched by two, three, or even five times. Donald…
The GOP Is Raising Money Off Tucker Carlson’s Racism
Richard Drew/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.Recent Republican fundraising efforts have been ugly and, worse, have fueled conspiracy theories, hatred, and demagoguery. Sen. Josh Hawley and Donald Trump have raised millions off the Big Lie…