The DOJ’s China Initiative Dragnet Is Over. But the Aftereffects Will Be Felt for Years.
Samuel Corum/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Nearly three years ago, a University of Kansas chemistry professor named Feng “Franklin” Tao was arrested and accused of concealing his work for a Chinese university. His arrest “disrupted the transfer of American intellectual…
Federal Judge Says Trump Likely Committed Felonies
Donald Trump speaking on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. Shawn Thew/CNP via Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Former President Donald Trump probably broke the law by encouraging supporters to help him hang onto power after his defeat in the 2020…
Trump Pardoned Michael Flynn. Now Flynn’s Business Partner Will Get a New Trial.
Beowulf Sheehan/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Before Michael Flynn supported a coup attempt, became a QAnon proponent or pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia, he secretly lobbied in the United States on behalf of Turkey’s president. And that…
Can Trump Be Barred for Running for President Because He Flushed Papers Down a Toilet?
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The latest Donald Trump scandal is about as surprising as finding mold on pizza left in the fridge for a month. A few days ago, the Washington Post revealed that when Trump…
Alabama Will Spend Nearly 20 Percent of its Federal COVID Relief Money to Build Human Cages
Kim Chandler/Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After years of searching for a way to finance a massive prison-building scheme, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has found her cash cow: Federal coronavirus aid. Under legislation signed by Ivey at the end of…
The Texas Abortion Ban Was Just Reinstated. What Happens Next?
Crowds protesting Texas’s abortion ban walk towards Houston’s City Hall earlier this month during the nationwide Women’s March event.Melissa Phillip/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Earlier this week, when a federal district court judge paused enforcement of Texas’ new law banning nearly…