Blaming Larry Krasner for Gun Violence Does Not Make Statistical Sense
District Attorney Larry Krasner at a news conference in January Matt Rourke, File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a reformist prosecutor who built a national reputation for attempting to curb mass…
Criminal Trial for Trump’s Companies Gets Underway in Earnest
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. AP Photo/Nick Wagner Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jury selection began in New York City this week for the criminal trial in which former president Donald Trump’s companies face…
Pay Attention to These Insanely Important District Attorney Races
Mother Jones illustration; John Minchillo/AP; Mario Tama/Getty; Haven Daley/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If you care about police accountability, abortion rights, or racial justice, you should be paying attention to district attorney races this election season. As chief prosecutors in their counties, DAs…
Two Men Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap of Michigan Governor
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You can’t just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and snatch the governor.” Most people know this without having to hear it from a prosecutor during federal criminal trial. But two Michigan men are apparently learning this lesson the hard…
Steve Bannon is Guilty of Contempt of Congress
Patrick Semansky/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. For all the sound and fury from Bannon about Justice Department overreach, the…
January 6 Case Against Oath Keepers Expands With Indictment of “Operations Leader”
Micheal Greene guarding Roger Stone on January 5 near the US Supreme Court.Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Last Thursday, federal prosecutors charged Michael Greene, a man whom they allege directed members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia…