Democrats Are Trying to Block Trump’s Company From Getting Bailout Money
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When Donald Trump took office, he refused to divest from his business empire, setting the stage for a presidency riddled with conflicts of interest. The coronavirus outbreak, which has battered the hospitality sector, including the president’s collection of hotels and…
Donald Trump Signals He Might Sacrifice Thousands of Americans to Restart the Economy
Patrick Semansky/AP That didn’t take long. Donald Trump already seems to be growing tired and frustrated with doing the right thing. After about two months of deadly delays and denials, Trump a week ago finally began pushing a public health initiative to counter the coronavirus pandemic, promoting the White House’s “15 Days to Slow the…
AOC: Trump Is “Going to Cost Lives” If He Doesn’t Use the Defense Production Act
Samuel Corum/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sharply criticized President Trump on Sunday for not using his authority to force manufacturers to make medical supplies and other protective equipment that healthcare workers are using to fight the coronavirus. “We cannot wait until people start really dying in large numbers to start production, especially of more…
NYC Mayor Hammers Trump’s Coronavirus Response: “People Will Die Who Could Have Lived Otherwise”
Photo by EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday blasted President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that his administration has not sufficiently accelerated the production of medical supplies like masks and ventilators, which are essential to stop the spread of the virus. “The president of the United States is…
“This Is How America Work”: Mind-Boggling New Allegations About a Donor to Trump’s Inauguration
Imaad Zuberi, left, leaves the a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on November 22, 2019.Brian Melley/AP Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week described a dizzying array of secret foreign lobbying by a major donor to both political parties—a new twist in a case that could reveal whether there were foreign efforts to funnel money…
Donald Trump Just Adopted One of Progressives’ Biggest Demands for the Bailouts
Gripas Yuri/ZUMA During a Wednesday press conference, Donald Trump made a surprising admission: He didn’t want to see companies that receive any federal bailout money spend it on stock buybacks—a potential restriction that, so far, has mainly be advocated by the most liberal members of Congress. A reporter asked the president if he would guarantee…