Bernie Sanders Drops Out of the Presidential Race
ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Sen. Bernie Sanders is dropping out of the presidential race, clearing the way for Joe Biden to become the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on President Trump in the November election. The Vermont senator made the announcement Wednesday morning during a…
Donald Trump Is Still Looking For a COVID-19 Fall Guy
Chen Junxia/Xinhua via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Donald Trump has discovered yet another new enemy: Donald Trump hunted for a new scapegoat on Tuesday in an increasingly frantic attempt to shift blame for thousands of American deaths from the coronavirus, accusing the World Health Organization…
WhatsApp Takes Steps That Could Slow the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation
Rafael Henrique/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.WhatsApp, the world’s largest messaging app, announced today that it is taking new steps to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform, a problem that has become increasingly visible during the coronavirus pandemic. As I wrote in March, the…
The Acting Secretary of the Navy Just Resigned
Thomas Modly, acting secretary of the Navy, resigned Tuesday after harshly criticizing an aircraft carrier captain who he had fired the previous week.Chip Somodevilla/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Thomas Modly, the acting secretary of the Navy, resigned on Tuesday, one day after he called the former…
Trump Declares War on Watchdogs
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the midst of a pandemic, Donald Trump is working hard to avoid facing independent oversight. On Tuesday, the president ousted Glenn Fine, a respected former Justice Department inspector general, from his role as chair of the new Pandemic Response…
Congress Set to Expand Small Business Loan Program
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.There’s been heavy coverage of the problems we’ve had rolling out the coronavirus rescue programs. Unemployment offices are swamped. Conditions are too onerous for the small business loan program. The $1,200 checks won’t go out until late summer for some people. This…