Putin’s Trolls Are Targeting Trump’s GOP Critics—Especially John McCain
Mother Jones illustration; W6/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When John McCain checked into Walter Reed Medical Center in December as he continued his battle against cancer, Russian trolls seized the moment to spread a conspiracy theory that the veteran Republican senator was using his health as a pretense to…
How a Young Army Officer Built America’s Empire of Paranoia From 85,000 Index Cards
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Manila, 1901. The city is a steamy mix of grand Spanish colonial buildings mildewed from tropical humidity, the ramshackle dwellings of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, and horse-drawn wagons rumbling through squares and gates with names like Plaza de Cervantes and Puerta de Isabel II.…
Here Are the Biggest Legal Challenges Facing Trump’s Agenda in 2018
Mother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration’s lawyers have had quite the year. Between lawsuits claiming the president illegally accepted gifts from foreign governments and a defamation case from an Apprentice alumna who has accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, the White House legal team has faced one…
Donald Trump Has Decided Global Warming Is No Longer a Threat to National Security
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a striking departure from the previous administration’s emphasis on the challenges posed by global warming, President Donald Trump’s first national security strategy does not list climate change as a threat to American interests. “With the strategy I am announcing today, we are declaring that…
Festival of Slights, the Third Night: “Holocaust Centers”
Mother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Happy Hanukkah! Mother Jones is celebrating this year’s festival of lights with a festival of slights. Specifically, President Donald Trump’s slights toward the Jewish people. At this point, you might be so used to the relatively articulate presence of White House spokeswoman…
Trump Is Going Ballistic Against Journalists. What Is He So Afraid Of?
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Throughout Donald Trump’s first year as president, I’ve kept a running record of his authoritarian behavior titled “Trumpocracy.” A major component of this now very lengthy document has been his ceaseless attack on the American news media. But although Trump’s rants against reporting…