Roger Stone to Headline Conservative Conference at Struggling Trump Resort
Roger Stone introduces conspiracy theorist and congressional candidate Laura Loomer at an election night event in West Palm Beach, August 18, 2020.Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A pro-Trump political conference that last year featured a video depicting…
Report: Louis DeJoy Used Bonuses to Reimburse Employees for Donations to GOP Campaigns
Pool/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A bombshell investigation in the Washington Post is shedding new light Trump appointee Louis DeJoy’s rise to prominence as a Republican fundraiser prior to his May 2020 appointment as US Postmaster General. According to the report, DeJoy pressured employees…
Appeals Court Says Bill Barr Can’t Drop Michael Flynn Charges Yet
Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2020.Chip Somodevilla/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The Justice Department will have to defend Attorney General William Barr’s controversial attempt to drop charges against Michael Flynn, the…
Disgraced Republican Financier Accused of Secretly Lobbying for China
Elliott BroidyDavid Karp/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On May 25, 2017, Elliott Broidy texted Rick Gates with a message for Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Broidy, a top fundraiser for Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, said that China would be willing to increase its cooperation…
Do the Men Running the Post Office Have Conflicts of Interest? Elizabeth Warren Wants to Find Out.
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The US Postal Service Board of Governors told Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday that she would have to wait to find out whether the body would release its members’ financial disclosure forms. Warren demanded the documents…
Public Servants Are Risking Everything to Expose Government Corruption. Donald Trump Is Making Their Lives Hell.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Like many people, Minu Aghevli watched January’s impeachment proceedings in horror. It wasn’t just because she was outraged that Donald Trump had abused the power of his office. Nor was it because she thought Trump was the victim of a nasty partisan…