Text Messages Show Roger Stone Was Working to Get a Pardon for Julian Assange
Mother Jones illustration; Emily Molli/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In early January, Roger Stone, the longtime Republican operative and adviser to Donald Trump, sent a text message to an associate stating that he was actively seeking a presidential pardon for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange—and felt optimistic…
Trump Blames Media for Widespread “Anger” After Bombs Are Sent to His Frequent Targets
Ting Shen/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One day after packages containing explosive devices were mailed to prominent Democrats and the CNN offices in New York City, President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the media of stoking anger around the country by “purposely” reporting inaccurate news. “It has gotten so bad…
Right-Wing Commentators Have Already Decided the Explosive Packages Are a False Flag
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Shortly after news broke of explosive devices being sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN, and others, far-right conspiracy site Infowars ventured a guess as to what happened. “Breaking! Alex Jones Predicted False Flag Attack to Blame Patriots,” read the top headline Wednesday morning…
A Man Allegedly Groped a Woman on a Plane. He Told Investigators That Trump Says It’s OK.
Alexey Bychkov/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A Florida man who was arrested Sunday after allegedly groping a woman who had been sleeping on a plane told authorities that President Donald Trump said it was acceptable to—in the words of a federal criminal complaint—”grab women by their private parts.” The…
Explosive Device Found in George Soros’ Mailbox
Francois Mori/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An explosive device was uncovered Monday at the Westchester County home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who has been a longtime target of right-wing conspiracy theorists. Authorities confirm that a staffer first found the suspicious package inside a mailbox. Upon opening the…
This Week the Supreme Court Will Decide If 21 Teens Can Sue the Government Over Climate Change
The plaintiffs in a landmark climate change lawsuit line up with their lawyers in July after a hearing in federal court in Oregon.Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Less than three months ago, the Supreme Court allowed a landmark climate change lawsuit against the federal government to…