No One Likes the State of the Union Address. So Why Bother?
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The annual State of the Union address: What exactly is the point? On the one hand, Nancy Pelosi’s Shutdown Smackdown put President Donald Trump in a corner by threatening to deny all that attention and adulation during a prime-time slot. On the…
Sherrod Brown Could Be Bernie Sanders’ Biggest Threat in 2020
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2015, Sherrod Brown didn’t want to be president. “I know you don’t believe this, but I don’t really think about it all that much,” he told the Washington Post at the time. Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, a longtime friend of the Ohio…
“We’re About to Make Pimps’ Jobs Real Easy”: The Shutdown Has Put Trafficking Victims in Harm’s Way
Favor_of_God/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At Courtney’s House, a Washington, DC, center for young sex trafficking survivors, founder Tina Frundt has been seeing kids every day who are afraid of the government shutdown. They’re worried, she says, that it is affecting the many services they sorely need. She spoke of one 19-year-old she works…
Trump Caves, Agrees to Short-Term Spending Bill to End Longest Shutdown in US History
Michael Candelori/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has agreed to a short-term spending bill that would temporarily reopen the government and end the longest government shutdown in US history. BREAKING: Pres. Trump: “I am very proud to announce today that we have reached…
Ted Cruz, Face of 2013 Shutdown, Gets Crushed Over “Crocodile Tears” Shutdown Remarks
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), perhaps the biggest cheerleader behind the 2013 government shutdown over his fierce opposition to the Affordable Care Act, is (surprise!) suddenly no longer a fan of government shutdowns. “Okay, they hate Donald Trump,” Cruz said, referring to his Democratic colleagues. “If…
Trump Announces His Plan to End the Shutdown: Trading Deportations for a Wall
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about his proposal to end the partial government shutdown. Alex Brandon Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a speech delivered at the White House this afternoon, President Donald Trump proposed spending $5.7 billion on a border wall in exchange for offering to protect some…