Biden Administration Rejects Growing Accusations of Israeli Genocide in Gaza
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a hearing on Tuesday that the US lacks evidence that Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza.Graeme Sloan/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The United States on Tuesday rejected charges that Israel is…
A Top DC Think Tank Took Millions From Foreign Governments. Now Lawmakers Want Answers.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, questions witnesses at a Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Senators in both parties are taking aim at the Brookings Institution, demanding details on funding agreements that, according to the lawmakers, could have…
Progressives Turn Up the Heat on Biden to Do Literally Anything About the Supreme Court
Jose Luis Magana/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In the face of disaster—because that’s exactly what the overturning of Roe is for countless families, caretakers, future generations, all of us—President Biden seems to have his hands tied. The looming battle ahead,…
Elizabeth Warren Is Fresh Out of Patience for Kevin McCarthy
Tom Williams/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.When asked about the Kevin McCarthy tapes on Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren did not mince words. “Kevin McCarthy is a liar and a traitor,” Warren told CNN’s State of the Union. “This is outrageous.”…
Elizabeth Warren Hammers JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Pandemic Fees
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.During Wednesday’s congressional hearing with Wall Street CEOs, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) lambasted the heads of banks that collected overdraft fees during the pandemic: “Corporate profits are more…
Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden to Go Bigger on Child Care
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.) conducts a news conference outside the Capitol to reintroduce the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ran for…