State Republicans Resisted Trump’s Subversion in 2020. We Got Lucky.
Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger.Mother Jones illustration; Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Donald Trump badgered and bullied Republican state officials, threatened them, lied to them, and lied to others about them. He had his chief…
An Infamous MAGA Lawyer Is Funding Wacky Legal Defenses for January 6 Suspects
Mother Jones illustration; Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty; Jon Cherry/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keeper facing seditious conspiracy charges over the January 6 insurrection, is getting new lawyers. And his outgoing attorney says that a nonprofit set up by Sidney Powell—the infamous…
The January 6 Committee Gets Ready for Prime Time
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack meeting on December 1, 2021, to consider a criminal contempt charge for a prospective witness. Tom Williams/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Editor’s note: This column by David Corn first appeared in…
Violent Far-Right Extremism Is Fueling Mass Shootings in America
An investigator works at the scene of the Buffalo mass shooting.Matt Rourke/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The massacre at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday that left 10 people dead and three others injured was the latest in a repugnant trend…
Militias Still Have a Safe Space on YouTube
Allison Dinner/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Much of the public scrutiny toward militia groups has focused on national outfits whose members were indicted for sedition, obstructing congressional proceedings, or bringing a firearm to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.…
What the January 6 Subpoenas Say About Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy addressing reporters on May 11. Rod Lamkey/CNP via Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Consider Kevin McCarthy. The California Republican on Thursday received a subpoena—along with four of his GOP colleagues—from the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection on…