Trump Rewrites Standards on Showerheads After Worrying About How They’ve Affected his Hair
Donald Trump.Oliver Contreras/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The Energy Department proposed rolling back three-decade-old efficiency standards for showerheads Wednesday following President Donald Trump‘s repeated gripes about subpar water pressure while…
We Need a President Who Doesn’t Entertain Racist Conspiracy Theories. Trump Is Not That President.
Oliver Contreras/Pool/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Trump is back on his birtherism bullshit. At his Thursday afternoon press conference, a reporter asked if he thought Sen. Kamala Harris met the legal requirements to run for vice president. “I heard today that she doesn’t meet the…
Donald Trump, Who Bragged About Passing a Cognitive Test, Is Attacking AOC’s Intelligence
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump was back at it with the racism and sexism Thursday morning, lobbing insults at prominent women of color during an appearance on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News show. After referring to Sen. Kamala Harris as a “mad…
Trump’s Campaign Can’t Figure Out How to Attack Kamala Harris
mpi04/MediaPunch/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that California Sen. Kamala Harris would be his running mate. If you want the details on Harris’ rise in California politics, her record as a prosecutor, and her sometimes complicated relationship with…
The Trump Files: Donald Gives a Lesson in How Not to Ski With Your Kids
Mother Jones illustration; Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters. Until the election, we’re bringing you “The Trump Files,” a daily dose of telling episodes, strange but true stories, or curious scenes from the life of GOP nominee Donald Trump. Most parents who go skiing with their…
Trump’s Biggest Problem With Kamala Harris? She Was “Mean” to Brett Kavanaugh.
Jim Loscalzo/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Today, after presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris to be his running mate, President Donald Trump seized the chance to attack Harris at his coronavirus press briefing. The only sustained criticism of Harris that Donald Trump could muster?…