Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.
January 6, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol.Bill Clark/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.This story…
How Would the Police Have Reacted if Black People Stormed the Capitol?
Michael Nigro/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.While a joint session of the US Congress was in the process of attempting to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election win, a violent white mob incited by outgoing President…
Only a Few Congressional Republicans Could Bring Themselves to Blame Trump for Yesterday’s Violence
Pro-Trump rioters inside the US Capitol on January 6.Roberto Schmidt/AFP/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.Speaking at the “Save America” rally outside the White House yesterday morning, President Donald Trump told thousands of supporters to “walk…
Trump Incited Violence. Democrats Want Him Out Of Office. Now.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) stands in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020.Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP 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.After President Donald Trump incited a violent mob to storm the US Capitol…
Trump Supporters Spread Chaos to State Capitals
Mother Jones illustration; 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.In the midst of the unprecedented assault on the United States Capitol by Trump supporters, where at least one person has been shot and reportedly died, protests…
“Shocking, Horrendous, Disgraceful”: Foreign Leaders Are Lining Up to Condemn American Violence
Mother Jones illustration 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, images of shocking violence and chaos perpetrated by President Donald Trump’s supporters—and instigated by the president himself—that interrupted the joint session of Congress meeting to certify…