Federal Agents Invade Portland, Citing Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Statues
Federal agents patrol in Portland after dispersing a crowd protesting police brutality on Independence Day.Nathan Howard/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Portland has been invaded by federal agents—including unidentified, camouflage-clad officers who have emerged from unmarked minivans to arrest protesters. These officers have reportedly refused to say…
The Trump Files: Watch Donald Nominate Eminem for President
Mother Jones illustration; Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This post was originally published as part of “The Trump Files“—a collection of telling episodes, strange but true stories, and curious scenes from the life of our current president—on August 5, 2016. Donald Trump didn’t speak at the…
A New State Department Report Cements Mike Pompeo’s Twisted View of Human Rights
Jim Loscalzo/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched an advisory panel to help the US practice “a moral foreign policy … grounded in [a] conception of human rights.” Crucially, its mission, Pompeo explained, would include reining in a dangerous proliferation of “new”…
The Trump Files: Donald Flipped Out When an Analyst (Correctly) Predicted His Casino’s Failure
Albert H. Teich/Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This post was originally published as part of “The Trump Files”—a collection of telling episodes, strange but true stories, and curious scenes from the life of our current President—on October 13, 2016. Just as Donald Trump was preparing in 1990…
The Trump Files: Donald’s Cologne Smelled of Jamba Juice and Strip Clubs
Mother Jones illustration; Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This post was originally published as part of “The Trump Files“—a collection of telling episodes, strange but true stories, and curious scenes from the life of our current president—on August 1, 2016. First there was Trump: The Game.…
“Delay and Disruption”: Fired Prosecutor Has “Serious Concerns” About Bill Barr’s Motives
US Attorney General William Barr on July 13.Oliver Contreras/Sipa via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Geoffrey Berman, the recently ousted US attorney for the Southern District of New York, last Thursday told the House Judiciary Committee, around 25 times, that he feared Attorney General William…