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Trump Picks the Dumbest Possible Fight With Congress Over a Must-Pass Defense Bill

Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved a draft defense policy bill early Thursday morning, setting up a clash not between Democrats and Republicans—who seem to mostly agree on the fundamentals of the legislation—but with Donald Trump over the naming…

Republicans Use Congressional Hearing to Defend Trump Tear Gassing Peaceful Protesters For Photo Op

PPI/via Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The events that transpired in Washington, DC’s Lafayette Park on June 1—in which US Park Police assaulted peaceful protesters so that President Trump could pose for a photo op in front of a church—have drawn universal outrage. But during a…

Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel

Jamaal Bowman, Democratic candidate for NY-16, addresses supporters at a stop in Hastings-on-Hudson during his ”Bowmentum World Tour” the weekend before Election Day.Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Another year, another congressional heavyweight from New York City who is on the verge of falling…