Two Men Were Just Charged With Planning to Bomb a Democratic Party Building to Avenge Trump
Two men were charged with plotting to bomb this Democratic Party building in California.Rich Pedroncelli/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This winter, two men who wrongly believed that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election allegedly concocted an elaborate plan to bomb…
We Need to Understand How We Got to January 6 Before We Can Move Forward
Julio Cortez/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.The deadly insurrection at the US Capitol wasn’t the start of something, nor was it the end. What happened on January 6 had been planned for weeks, and the ideology…
January 6 Conspiracy Case Deepens Against Oath Keepers
Storming the Capitol on January 6: Oath Keepers Kenneth Harrelson (selfie) and Graydon Young (tactical gear) are among the group’s members facing conspiracy charges.Saul Loeb/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.Federal prosecutors have broadened their January…
The “Steady Drumbeat” of Trump’s Big Lie May Stir More Attacks, a Federal Judge Says
Trump supporters near the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021Shay Horse/NurPhoto/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.National Guard troops recently departed from protecting the US Capitol, but the broader danger from right-wing extremists is far from…
Four Months After Deadly January 6 Attack, National Guard Troops Are Leaving the Capitol
National Guard troops walking in the US Capitol in April.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA 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.More than 2,000 National Guard troops are packing up and leaving the Capitol Sunday, more than four…