At Least 81 Pro-Trump Rioters Are Charged With Assaulting Police on January 6
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters flooded Washington, D.C., to protest Donald Trump’s election loss. Hundreds later battled police and breached the US Capitol.Michael Nigro/Sipa USA/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.Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy…
House Dems and Republicans Strike a Deal on a 1/6 Commission—But There’s One Big Catch
John Minchillo/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.On Friday morning, big news hit: Democrats and Republicans in the House had reached a compromise to set up a bipartisan, independent commission that would investigate the January 6…
Liz Cheney Removed From GOP Leadership for Telling the Truth
Melina Mara/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.House Republicans on Wednesday officially voted to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) from her leadership position after she continued to openly condemn both Donald Trump’s lie that he won…
The Wave of GOP Anti-Protest Bills Will Criminalize Protesters—and Sabotage Police Reform, Too
Jim Vondruska/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.In the wake of the widespread George Floyd protests last year, Republican lawmakers across the country flooded the zone with so-called anti-riot bills. Last month, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron…
How Brazil’s Far-Right Extremists Learned From Trump Insurrectionists on Parler
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro during a protest in favor of the government and against the lockdownAndre Borges/NurPhoto/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.The day after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s official account following the US Capitol…
How a Feud Between 2 Tea Party Leaders Helped Lay the Groundwork for the Capitol Insurrection
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.“Hello, deplorables!” That’s how Amy Kremer greeted the thousands of Trump supporters she had helped gather at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on January 6 to “stop the steal.” Resplendent onstage…