Is the Democratic Party Proving Andrew Yang’s Point?
Andrew YangStephen Smith/Sipa via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Andrew Yang rolled out a revamped version of his Forward Party last week, it was met with widespread derision from center-left commentators. Much of that criticism was fair. There’s a good chance that…
Betsy DeVos Is Still on Donald Trump’s Side
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.After President Donald Trump incited a riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos responded with an understandable degree of outrage. By her own account, she had…
More Leaked Audio: Bannon Bragged That He Used Porn to Help Smear Hunter Biden
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/ Getty; CBS Sunday Morning/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Steve Bannon’s machinations around the 2020 presidential race were, at least according to his own words, sleazier and more cynical than even some of his…
Steve Bannon is Guilty of Contempt of Congress
Patrick Semansky/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. For all the sound and fury from Bannon about Justice Department overreach, the…
The Jan. 6 Committee Confirmed the Worst Truth About Trump. Now What Will We Do With It?
Mother Jones illustration; Jose Luis Magana/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.When it comes to one of the most—or perhaps the most—important elements of the January 6 tragedy, the House select committee investigating the matter was largely not needed. The whole world already…
Trump Incited the Terrorism of January 6, Investigations Further Show
Mother Jones illustration; Carol Guzy/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The ongoing series of hearings by the House committee investigating January 6 has produced numerous revelations about Donald Trump’s attack on the peaceful transfer of presidential power. The most explosive evidence…