Nancy Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan and China Is Not Happy About It
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taiwan on Tuesday, ignoring the critics at home and abroad who strongly encouraged her not to go. Only days before Pelosi left for Asia, President Joe Biden acknowledged that “the military…
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Their Own Party for Boosting Election Deniers in GOP Primaries
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Donald Trump. Now Democrats are boosting his pro-Trump primary challenger.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As it tries to hold onto its House majority in a hostile electoral climate, the Democratic Congressional Campaign…
Why Can’t Congressional Democrats Imagine a World In Which Fewer People Drive Cars?
Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin suddenly on board with climate legislation (albeit one refashioned as an anti-inflation bill), wary Democrats met the announcement of a domestic-policy bill this week with jubilation and relief. At…
Where On Earth Is the GOP on Climate Policy?
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Joe Manchin announced an abrupt end to Senate negotiations over major climate legislation last week, activists and even fellow Democrats expressed outrage against the West Virginia lawmaker. Manchin was attacked as a “modern-day villain” who had delivered “nothing short of a death…
Steve Bannon is Guilty of Contempt of Congress
Patrick Semansky/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. For all the sound and fury from Bannon about Justice Department overreach, the…
Senate About to Hit This Weed Bill. But Some Democrats Don’t Want to Be Part of the Rotation.
A marijuana activist smokes a vape in front of a 51-foot inflatable joint during an October 2019 rally at the US Capitol to call on Congress to pass cannabis reform legislation. Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Senate…