Layoffs Hit the NRA, Even as Gun Sales Soar
Michael Conroy/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mass layoffs have hit the National Rifle Association because of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Politico, more the 60 NRA employees have been laid off in recent weeks, after the group was forced to cancel its annual…
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…
How Republicans Exploited the Coronavirus to Steal a Wisconsin Election
Voters masked against coronavirus line up at Riverside High School for Wisconsin’s primary election Tuesday April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. Morry Gash/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.To understand how Wisconsin found itself in the insane position of holding critical elections in the middle of a deadly…
Trump Fired a Government Watchdog for Doing His Job. Congress Isn’t Stopping Him.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with reporters on the Senate subway on Tuesday, February 25, 2020Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In June 2009, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), lit into President Barack Obama for firing Gerald Walpin as inspector general at…
The Elizabeth Warren of This Recession Is…An Elizabeth Warren Staffer
Elizabeth Warren asks a question of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program on April 21, 2009 in Washington.Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Before she was a senator or a presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren’s first foray into politics began…
What Does It Mean That the CDC Is Starting to Test for Coronavirus Antibodies? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Robin Utrecht/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now officially testing Americans for coronavirus antibodies. This could be a major step in controlling the virus, as the tests will indicate whether someone has been infected with the coronavirus in the past—even if they…