The Most Important Lesson From the “Bible” of Impeachment Remains Unheeded
Bettmann/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Shortly after the maybe-coup there was a pause on the Hill, a question of whether lawmakers should really try and impeach President Donald Trump—even though his bellicose rally led to…
Long Before the Capitol Riot, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us the Dangers of Inflammatory Propaganda
A counter-protest by Students for Life, an anti-abortion group, in front of the Supreme Court. Stephen Zenner/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.A week after the violent insurrection at the Capitol, we’re learning more and more…
Trump’s Second Impeachment Shows How the GOP Remains Stuck in Trumpism
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim JordanTom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Wednesday, Donald Trump—an egotist who loves to boast he’s the best of this or has the most of that—set a new record…
National Guard Members Flood the Capitol as Congress Votes to Impeach
Gripas Yuri/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As the House convened to vote to impeach President Trump for a second time, surreal photos emerged on Wednesday revealing a Capitol flooded with National Guard troops on high alert…
Sponsors of the Pre-Attack Rally Have Taken Down Their Websites. Don’t Forget Who They Were.
John Minchillo/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On January 6, thousands of pro-Trump protesters gathered at a rally near the White House to rail against a fantasy: that the election was stolen from their beloved Donald…
On Telegram, White Nationalists are Trying to Radicalize Those Fleeing Parler
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Even before the riots on Capitol Hill, extremist researchers were worried. At last Wednesday’s rally, rank-and-file supporters of President Donald Trump planned to…