January 6 Committee Formally Subpoenas Donald Trump
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol issued a subpoena for testimony and documents from former president Donald Trump, ordering him to appear before a panel of lawmakers…
Mother Jones Congratulates Judge James Ho on His Decision to Boycott Yale
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Have you been following what’s going on at Yale? I haven’t, because I’m 35 years old and didn’t go there. But James Ho, a Trump-appointed judge who sits on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,…
An Iranian Journalist Who Reported on Mahsa Amini’s Death Is Now in Solitary Confinement
A photo of Mahsa Amini displayed at a protest in Berlin, GermanyMarkus Schreiber/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. An Iranian journalist who reported on the death of Mahsa Amini has been thrown into solitary confinement, with no information about the charges against her,…
The House Just Passed Two Bills to Protect Access to Abortion
Abortion rights demonstrators gather near the Washington Monument during a nationwide rally in support of abortion rights in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2022. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Exactly three weeks after the Supreme Court voted to overturn…
Uvalde Mom Who Was Handcuffed Says Police Warned Her Not to Tell Her Story
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a memorial outside Robb Elementary School to honor the victims killed in this week’s school shooting, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Aaron M. Sprecher via AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our…
Abortion Advocates in Baltimore Protest the Supreme Court’s Leaked Roe Opinion
Emily Hofstaedter/Mother Jones Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Late on Tuesday afternoon, a quiet but determined crowd began to gather outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore in a show of support for abortion rights. Like many others around the country, the protesters had…