Progressives Are Fighting for the Heart and Mind of Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy
John Nowak/CNN/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When Joe Biden’s campaign released an ad last month bashing Donald Trump’s slow response to the coronavirus pandemic, the response was immediate and damning—from progressive Democrats. Asian American advocacy groups were quick to notice the spot’s language—”Trump rolled over for…
Why State Department Employees Despise Mike Pompeo
Chip Somodevilla/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The most shocking thing about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Friday was how routine and predictable it felt. Linick, the fourth independent watchdog the president has recently purged, had been investigating Secretary of…
Jared Kushner Had One Job: Solve America’s Supply Crisis. He Helped Private Companies Instead.
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On March 29, President Trump held a press briefing to tout “Project Airbridge,” the administration’s new effort to organize and pay for airlifts of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies from abroad. The first of Project Airbridge’s “big, great planes” coming…
A Top Obama-Biden Aide Slams Trump for Missing the Moment for “Economic Dignity”
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Gene Sperling was a top economic adviser to both President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. In those positions, he was deeply involved in many of the key economic policy battles of the past few decades. During the Clinton years,…
Trump Fires State Department Watchdog Who Provided Ukraine Documents to Congress
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday night, President Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, replacing him with Ambassador Stephen Akard, an ally of Vice President Mike Pence. The move, which angered Congressional Democrats, is the fourth firing of such an independent watchdog…
36 Million People Are Unemployed and the Trump Administration Is Still Trying to Cut Food Stamps
A member of the National Guard distributes foodMary Junell/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In just two months, the coronavirus has cost more than 86,000 people their lives and 36 million people have lost their jobs, but the Trump administration is still trying to cut food stamps.…