Progressives Want Congress to Stop Bailing out the Pentagon During the Pandemic
White House/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Since the coronavirus crisis first took hold in the United States, the Defense Department has received $10.5 billion in emergency funding from Congress. Despite national security spending for this fiscal year now exceeding $756 billion, the Pentagon isn’t finished making…
The COVID Relief Bill Set Aside $8 Billion for Native Tribes. Corporations Could Get Half.
An Arizona National Guard helicopter takes off to deliver medical supplies to the remote Navajo Nation on March 31, 2020.Ross D. Franklin/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.During a Friday morning virtual town hall about coronavirus in Native American communities, Jonathan Nez, president of the Navajo Nation,…
Russia Scandal Figure Who Decried “Ukraine Hoax” Will Aid Trump’s Coronavirus Messaging
Michael Caputo, left, following his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on July 14, 2017.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the Department of Health and Human Services battles the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration has placed Michael Caputo, a…
Can Trump Really #FireFauci? It’s Complicated.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaks as President Donald Trump listens on April 10, 2020.Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump said Monday evening that he will not fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the…
These Three Statistics Sum Up Trump’s Failure on Critical Medical Supplies
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The distribution of personal protective equipment for medical professionals from the national stockpile was inept and insufficient, according to a House Oversight Committee report released Wednesday. The committee also found that the Strategic National Stockpile is now depleted, leaving states to compete…
Trump Declares War on Watchdogs
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the midst of a pandemic, Donald Trump is working hard to avoid facing independent oversight. On Tuesday, the president ousted Glenn Fine, a respected former Justice Department inspector general, from his role as chair of the new Pandemic Response…