Congress Is About to Bar Unidentified Federal Agents From Policing Protests
Bureau of Prisons agents block protesters from assembling in front of Lafayette Park in Washington DC on June 3, 2020.Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Wire 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.Congress is set to approve a defense policy bill…
Perdue and Loeffler’s Well-Timed Stock Trades Give Georgia Democrats an Opening
Sen. Kelly Loeffler stands in front of an image of her and Sen. David Perdue.Jessica McGowan/Getty Images 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.Sen. David Perdue has hit a tough string of headlines recently that are complicating…
Progressives Weigh Fight Over Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick
Carolyn Kaster/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.As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to shape a national security team in his image, few choices loom larger than who he will pick to lead the Defense Department. That…
The Squad Doubled Its Ranks. Now What?
Jamaal Bowman attends a news conference on Capitol Hill on September 23, 2020. Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly 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.Cori Bush wanted to make something clear when I spoke with her…
Here’s What a Republican Senate Really Means for the Climate
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky).Rod Lamkey/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.This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Climate advocates…
Devin Nunes, Who Sued a Twitter Cow, Keeps His Seat
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Yara Nardi/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump’s Mini-Me in California’s Central Valley, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, will be going back to Congress for a 10th term in January. Voters in California’s 22nd District reelected Nunes over Democratic…