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“Shocking, Horrendous, Disgraceful”: Foreign Leaders Are Lining Up to Condemn American Violence

Mother Jones illustration 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 Wednesday, images of shocking violence and chaos perpetrated by President Donald Trump’s supporters—and instigated by the president himself—that interrupted the joint session of Congress meeting to certify…

Nancy Pelosi Was Just Reelected Speaker of the House

AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinAP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin 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.Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) narrowly dodged her toughest test yet to remain House Speaker, after she won a vote Sunday by a razor-thin margin with 216 votes,…

A CDC Panel Just Recommended People Over 74 and Frontline Workers Should Be Vaccinated Next

Tomer Neuberg/Xinhua via ZUMA Press 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.A federal advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Sunday that frontline workers—grocery store workers, teachers, day-care staff, police, firefighters, and adults…