Congress Is About to Bar Unidentified Federal Agents From Policing Protests
Bureau of Prisons agents block protesters from assembling in front of Lafayette Park in Washington DC on June 3, 2020.Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Wire 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.Congress is set to approve a defense policy bill…
Here Are the Various Ways Donald Trump Could Be Prosecuted
Brian Stauffer 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.Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, James Comey, Christopher Steele, John Bolton, a Time journalist, flag burners—this is just a partial list of the people Donald Trump has wanted…
Biden Once Championed the Death Penalty. Now He Wants to Stop Trump’s Execution Spree.
Carolyn Kaster/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.Donald Trump may have lost the election—despite the lies he continues to spew on Twitter and the relentless assault on democracy by his usual enablers—but his administration is acting…
Trump Admitted Years Ago to a “Little Conflict of Interest” in Turkey. It’s Not So Little.
President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a Nov. 13, 2019, news conference at the White House.Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In December 2015, Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, made a casual admission. “I have a little…
What Happened to the Investigation Into the FBI’s 2016 Leaks?
Rudy Giuliani lowers his face mask as he approaches supporters of President Donald Trump on October 12 at a Trump campaign field office in Philadelphia.Jacqueline Larma/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.What happened to the investigation into leaks by the FBI’s New York…
“He Was Throwing Off Cash”: How an International Fugitive Tried to Influence Trump’s Swamp
Jho Low on April 23, 2015, at the launch of the Global Daily website in WashingtonStuart Ramson/Invision for the United Nations Foundation/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In 2017, Jho Low was hiring. Low—a businessman suspected of acting as a key architect in…