“Obamagate” Is Trump’s Latest Lie to Smear Joe Biden
Michael Flynn arrives at US District Court for sentencing on Dec. 18, 2018.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump White House has released a list of officials in President Barack Obama’s administration who “may have received” access to National Security Agency reports…
Coronavirus Whistleblower to Warn of “Darkest Winter in Modern History”
The United States will experience the “darkest winter in modern history” in the continued absence of a significantly more robust response to the coronavirus pandemic, the federal scientist who was abruptly ousted as the head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority last month will tell Congress on Thursday. “Our window of opportunity is…
Donald Trump’s Lawyer Tries to Convince the Supreme Court That Presidents Are Above the Law
President Donald Trump leaves at the end of a White House briefing about the coronavirus.AP Photo/Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard more than four hours of arguments over whether two banks and an accounting firm should obey subpoenas, issued by…
Trump Claims the US Has “Prevailed” on Testing, Then Storms Out of the Rose Garden
Drew Angerer/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This afternoon, President Donald Trump held a briefing in the White House Rose Garden to trumpet the expansion of the United States’ coronavirus testing capacity—and to double down on the inaccurate claim that anyone who wants to get a coronavirus…
Newly Released Transcript Shows Jared Kushner Misled Congress About a Contact Involving Russia
Jared Kushner after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on July 25, 2017.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.While President Trump uses Attorney General William Barr to try to erase the story of his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia, information showing that Trump…
Yet Another Aide in the Trump Orbit Tests Positive for COVID-19
Al Drago/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A personal assistant to Ivanka Trump tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reported Friday, the third revelation this week of a White House staffer having tested positive. On Thursday news broke that one of President Trump’s personal valets…