Podcast Extra: I Was at the Capitol When the Siege Began. I Was Threatened for Being a Reporter.
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier outside the Capitol on Wednesday.John Minchillo/AP 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.On Wednesday, a mob of Trump supporters surged toward the US Capitol as the Senate was…
After Capitol Riot, Reddit Bans the Pro-Trump Community That’s Flouted Rules for Months
Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/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.On Friday, Reddit banned r/donaldtrump, its major online hub for grassroots Trump fans, for inciting violence and glorifying the armed attack his supporters carried out on Capitol Hill. …
Only a Few Congressional Republicans Could Bring Themselves to Blame Trump for Yesterday’s Violence
Pro-Trump rioters inside the US Capitol on January 6.Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty 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.Speaking at the “Save America” rally outside the White House yesterday morning, President Donald Trump told thousands of supporters to “walk…
Protests in DC This Week May Become Violent. Rep. Louis Gohmert Seemed to Think That Was Fine.
Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images 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.First, Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) filed a lawsuit trying to force Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results in which…
National Security Experts Warn Trump “Is Promoting Terrorism”
A person in a gas mask protests Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s pandemic policies at the Michigan State Capitol in May 2020Paul Sancya/AP 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.In the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump is…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Says Trump Is Inciting “Domestic Terrorism”
Screenshot “State of the Union”/CNN For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Less than two weeks after the FBI charged six men with plotting to kidnap and potentially assassinate Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a frenzied crowd at a Trump rally chanted “Lock her up!” on Saturday.…