Texas Supreme Court Will Take Up Pandemic Mail-In Voting
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday, the Republican-dominated Texas Supreme Court put a pause on a lower court’s ruling that would have immediately expanded access to mail-in voting across the state, instead scheduling oral arguments to consider the issue itself for Wednesday. The legal battle over expanded…
The President Says He “Can’t Get Enough” of His Supporters Harassing the Press
Albiin Lohr-Jones/Sipa via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Thursday, Kevin Vesey, a TV reporter for News12 Long Island, visited a local protest against the remaining restrictions put in place by New York to stem the spread of the coronavirus, filing a studiously restrained segment for broadcast.…
There Is a Way to Bring Back Most Restaurants
Aja Koska/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over on Eater, Hillary Dixler Canavan has the scoop on how Noma, the legendary Copenhagen fine-dining temple, plans to adjust to the COVID-19 crisis: by re-opening as an outdoor burger-and-wine bar. For us in the United States, the saddest part…
House Democrats: ICE’s Failure to Take Coronavirus Seriously Is Killing People
People in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington, last year. Ted S. Warren/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On April 17, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Matthew Albence told members of the House Oversight Committee that none of the people in ICE…
Amid Insider Trading Probe, Burr Steps Down as Intelligence Chair
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) listens to testimony during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on May 12, 2020.Win McNamee /Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is stepping down as the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee after federal agents…
Whistleblower Rick Bright Details Failure to Act on Mask Shortages
Shawn Thew/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Department of Health and Human Services ignored repeated warnings from the nation’s largest mask manufacturer in late January that the supply of personal protective equipment was inadequate for the coronavirus crisis, Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted head of the Biomedical…