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…
The Pandemic’s Anniversary Is Tomorrow. Here Is Every Good News Recharge Since March 11.
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.Ahead of tomorrow’s wall-to-wall coverage of the one-year anniversary, take a minute to browse every Recharge we’ve run since March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared the pandemic. Click…
Trump Has Gone to War With the GOP Over His Fundraising Brand. He Will Lose.
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
Donald Trump One Year Ago Today: Coronavirus “Will Go Away”
Trump on March 10, 2020Ron Sachs/CNP/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.By March 10, 2020, the novel coronavirus was already spreading unchecked in the United States. Six hundred cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, and 26 people…
Roger Stone’s Latest Mess: His Oath Keeper Bodyguards Arrested in Capitol Attack
Roger StoneCaroline 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.Roger Stone has an Oath Keeper problem. In recent days the FBI arrested two men, Joshua James, the owner of a cleaning services company in Alabama, and…