Donald Trump Wanted to Dump Asylum Seekers on Streets of Democratic Cities
Jim Loscalzo/CNP via ZUMA Just when you think Donald Trump can’t surprise you anymore with his boorish behavior, he takes things to a whole new level: White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump’s political adversaries, according to Department…
Thousands of Transgender Troops’ Lives Are About to Change Radically. But the Military Still Hasn’t Figured Out the Details.
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) talks to transgender military members Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik (left), and Army Capt. Jennifer Peace (right), at the conclusion of a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing in February.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press On the January day when five Supreme Court justices agreed to revive President Donald Trump’s ban on…
Does Cheating to Get Into USC Really Deserve Jail Time?
Lori Loughlin and her daughters in happier days.Action Press via ZUMA The Cut passes along the latest on the parents who cheated to get their kids accepted into elite universities: TMZ reported earlier this week that prosecutors will only accept plea deals that include prison time, but People noted that [Lori] Loughlin and Giannulli resisted…
Ecuador Finally Gets Tired of Julian Assange
Rob Pinney/London News Pictures via ZUMA The Ecuadoran government finally got tired of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and kicked him out of their London embassy this morning. He was promptly arrested by British police, and shortly thereafter the United States unsealed an indictment against him for hacking a classified US government computer. Nancy LeTourneau comments…
Donald Trump Continues to Not Be Very Popular
For no particular reason except that the president keeps lying about it, here is Donald Trump’s approval rating via FiveThirtyEight: Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. FACT: Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldn’t fund the type of hard-hitting journalism…
The Great Refinery Shutdown Marks the Beginning of Spring in Southern California
Charlie Neuman/U-T San Diego/ZUMA The wildflowers are blooming and the swallows are returning to Capistrano, but spring isn’t truly here in Southern California until our refineries all mysteriously shut down at the same time: The price of gas in Southern California has climbed rapidly over the last few weeks as oil refineries across the state…