Jury Deliberation Begins in Derek Chauvin’s Trial
People gather on April 18, 2021 at the site of George Floyd’s death.Matthew Hatcher/SOPA/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.After hearing three weeks of testimony, the jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has begun deliberating. The…
Today Is Bicycle Day, Which Isn’t Quite What You Think
Aaron Chown/PA Wire/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.Today is Bicycle Day, and the lieutenant governor of New York wants you to celebrate by going for a spin on the newly completed Empire State Trail, which…
Hurray! All US Adults Are Now Eligible for the COVID Vaccine
Stefani Reynolds/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.All adults ages 16 and up in the United States are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, meeting the April 19 deadline set by President Biden last month.…
Remember the Tea Party? It’s Still Raising Millions in Dark Money.
Tea Party Patriots National Coordinator Jenny Beth MartinChip Somodevilla/Getty 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.Under Jenny Beth Martin’s direction, Tea Party Patriots has sprawled into a dark-money network where millions of dollars in often anonymous donations…
How a Feud Between 2 Tea Party Leaders Helped Lay the Groundwork for the Capitol Insurrection
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.“Hello, deplorables!” That’s how Amy Kremer greeted the thousands of Trump supporters she had helped gather at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on January 6 to “stop the steal.” Resplendent onstage…
Half of Adults in the US Have Now Gotten at Least One Vaccine Dose
Sam Hodgson/San Diego Union-Tribune/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.Half of all adults in the United States have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, White House Senior Adviser Andy Slavitt wrote on…