The “QAnon Shaman” Gets 41 Months in Prison
Jacob Chansley on January 6.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Jacob Chansley, the “QAnon Shaman” who became the image of the January 6 Capitol riot, got 41 months in prison on Wednesday, one of the longest sentences handed out to…
Steve Bannon Was Just Indicted on Two Counts of Contempt of Congress
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Department of Justice charged former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday afternoon, after Bannon refused to appear for a deposition or comply with a House…
Democrats Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Talk About Taiwan—and China
Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Cori Bush (Mo.), pictured here opposing the construction of an oil pipeline in Minnesota, are two Democrats who have met with the Taiwanese representative to the United States.Stephen Maturen/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Taiwanese President…
Five Things You Didn’t Know Were In “Build Back Better”
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As soon as Congress sent its $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Joe Biden’s desk on Friday, the media focus quickly shifted to the other, major piece of Democratic legislation still awaiting approval: the sprawling…
Progressives Helped Biden Pass His Infrastructure Bill. But They Gave Up Their Leverage.
Mother Jones illustration; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.House progressives backed down on Friday, giving President Joe Biden a chance to claim a win—even as his party’s hopes of enacting a broader agenda wobbled. In remarks Saturday morning, Biden said that…
The FBI Received Highly Specific Tips About Violence Set for Jan. 6—but Declined to Act
In this Jan. 6 file photo, U.S. Capitol Police watch as rioters try to break into the House Chamber.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A sprawling new investigation by the Washington Post into the events leading up to the Capitol…