Trump’s DOJ to Drop Charges Against Michael Flynn, Who Pled Guilty Twice
Michael Flynn leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on June 24, 2019.Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who pled guilty in late 2017 to lying to the…
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,…
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…
Trump-Linked Lobbyist Brian Ballard Is Now Pushing Coronavirus-Related Products
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Washington, even when shut down by coronavirus, is still Washington. And K Street, even remotely, is open for business, selling help to firms seeking stimulus money or approval for products related to the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, this means that some of the characters in…
Trump Says He’ll Ignore Key Oversight Provision in Stimulus Bill
President Donald Trump at a signing ceremony for a $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill in the Oval Office on FridayErin Schaff/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump says he plans to ignore a key oversight provision in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress…
“This Is How America Work”: Mind-Boggling New Allegations About a Donor to Trump’s Inauguration
Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on November 22, 2019.Brian Melley/AP Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week described a dizzying array of secret foreign lobbying by a major donor to both political parties—a new twist in a case that could reveal whether there were foreign efforts to funnel money…