No, Donald Trump Has Not “Stood By” the Troops
Michael Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Night three of the Republican National Convention is all about heroes, particularly—in the words of Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn—the “kind Democrats don’t recognize…the heroes of our law enforcement and armed services.” “Leftists try to turn them into villains,”…
Pam Bondi Resurrects the Biden Ukraine Conspiracy, Seemingly Forgetting That Trump Was Impeached Over It
Mark Wilson/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi used her Republican National Convention speech on Tuesday to remind us that she “fought corruption” and knows “what it looks like.” But what Bondi says she sees as prime political corruption is Joe Biden’s…
RNC: Nepotism Is Bad. Also RNC: “I Love You Dad!”
Olivier Douliery/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.At least one speaker at Republican National Convention said she was horrified by the corrosive effects of nepotism. Then Tiffany Trump took to the mic. “When you look at his 47 year career in politics the people who benefited are…
Mike Pompeo’s RNC Appearance Shreds the Gap Between Politics and Government Business
Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mike Pompeo’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday is strange. And not because of anything he said—but because it happened at all. When he appeared via a recorded address from Jerusalem, praising President Donald Trump for “bold initiatives…
New York’s AG Is Investigating One of the Biggest Mysteries on Trump’s Balance Sheet
AP Photo/Nell Redmond For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, revealed in a court filing on Monday that her office is probing the Trump Organization for fraud and tax evasion. And among the matters her office appears to be scrutinizing is a mysterious…
The McCloskeys Complained About “Ending Single-Family Home Zoning.” That’s a Racist Dog Whistle.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey point guns at protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house in the Central West End of St. Louis at the end of June. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.You could maybe infer how Mark and Patricia McCloskey…