All American Adults Will Be Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine by May 1, Biden Plans to Say
Damian Dovarganes/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.All American adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1, President Biden is set to announce in his Thursday night primetime address. The news will be an…
Senate Confirms Merrick Garland as US Attorney General
Caroline Brehman/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma 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 Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm longtime federal judge Merrick Garland as US attorney general on Wednesday. Garland was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Barack…
House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma 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 House voted Wednesday to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign the bill into law later in the…
Jimmy Carter Calls Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Laws an Attempt to “Turn Back the Clock”
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/Zuma 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.Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Georgia Republicans’ efforts to “turn back the clock” and make it harder for people to vote. Cater spoke out…
New Hampshire Republicans Wage War on Student Voting Rights
Jim Cole/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.New Hampshire has more college students per capita than any other state. Some 167,705 students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center—spread among the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth…
Biden Will Grant Thousands of Venezuelans Temporary Protected Status to Stay in the United States
Dozen of Venezuelans in DC protest against Maduro.Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA/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.In a significant policy change, the Biden administration will allow Venezuelans in the United States to apply for temporary protected status…