Trump Says Nuclear Proliferation Is Scarier Than Climate Change. He’s Failing at Both.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump set off a furor when he told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan that during a recent call with Vladimir Putin, he hadn’t bothered to mention US intelligence suggesting…
Trump Threatens to Escalate Federal Invasion of Portland
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One outside the White House en route to Texas Wednesday.Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump said Wednesday that federal agents will “go in and clean it out” Portland, Oregon, if state and…
Here Are the 4 Most Misleading Statements From Bill Barr’s Contentious House Testimony
U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 28, 2020Chip Somodevilla/Abaca via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Attorney General William Barr is nothing if not consistent, and his visit today to Congress proved it. It also proved he’s not…
The Park Police’s Account of Lafayette Square Attack Doesn’t Add Up
Shawn Thew/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Many questions linger over what led to the events outside in the White House on June 1 in Lafayette Square, wherein US Park Police attacked peaceful protesters with tear gas and excessive force moments before Donald Trump strolled…
Trump Predicts Victory Over COVID-19 and Tells States to Open Faster
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Addressing the nation from the Bioprocess Innovation Center in North Carolina, President Trump on Monday painted an optimistic picture of the United States’ recovery from the coronavirus pandemic—while dismissing one of the only proven ways to mitigate the spread of the…
National Guard Whistleblower Says Feds Used Excessive Force on Peaceful Protesters
President Donald Trump outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House on June 1, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A senior National Guard officer will tell Congress that the US Park Police engaged in “an unprovoked escalation and excessive use of…