Coal Country Rebelled Against Trump’s Candidate Last Night. Here’s Why.
Brian Cahn/ Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days before Democratic candidate Conor Lamb eked out a narrow lead over Republican opponent Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania’s special election for the House, President Trump was on the campaign trail repeating a familiar tune to crowds of his supporters. “By the…
The Parents of Seth Rich Are Suing Fox News Over Murder Conspiracy
Richard Drew/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The parents of Seth Rich, the 27-year-old Democratic National Committee staffer who was shot to death in 2016 and whose killing was twisted into a vast and winding conspiracy by the far right, have filed a federal lawsuit against Fox News, a Fox News reporter,…
California Secessionists Are Hoping For A Trump Bump
Mother Jones illustration; Viktorcvetkovic/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Adam Ringel felt the stirrings of national pride at an early age. “Ever since was I a kid, I identified as a Californian, not an American,” he recalled as he sat in the back of a café in San Francisco’s Mission…
“I Can’t Wait to Throw Punches at Rohrabacher.”
Democratic candidates challenging Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) at a debate in Irvine last Tuesday.Indivisible OC 48/Jon Barber Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It was an hour and 40 minutes into a debate between Democratic candidates seeking to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) last Tuesday night when Harley Rouda laid his…
Trump Just Delivered a Rambling 80-Minute Speech And It Was a Doozy
Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump flew to southwest Pennsylvania tonight for a rally intended to bolster Rick Saccone, the Republican candidate with a razor-thin lead in the special election to fill an open seat in the state’s 18th congressional district. (Trump won the district…
Steve Bannon to French Far-Right: “Let Them Call You Racist…Wear It as a Badge of Honor”
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former White House strategist and Trump whisperer Steve Bannon has a message for members of France’s far-right, xenophobic National Front party. “Let them call you racist,” he told the crowd at the party’s congress in Lille on Saturday. “Let them…