Republicans’ Miserly Stimulus Plan Is More Band-Aid Than Economic Treatment
Sen. Susan CollinsBill Clark/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.Ten Senate Republicans, led by Susan Collins of Maine, are pushing against President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal with a counteroffer less than one-third as large.…
Trump Loses Impeachment Lawyers, But It Doesn’t Matter
Carol Guzy/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.Ha ha ha: Former President Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, two people familiar…
Donald Trump Doesn’t Appear to Have a Lawyer for His Impeachment Trial
Former president Donald Trump, and former First Lady Melania Trump prepare to depart a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, January 20, 2021.Stefani Reynolds/AP 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 second impeachment trial of President Donald…
Criminal Charges in Flint’s Water Fiasco Offers a Mere Trickle of Justice
Former Governor Rick Snyder following his arraignment on January 14, 2021. Ryan Garza/TNS via ZUMA Wire 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.No punishment has yet fit the crime of the Flint water crisis, complete with its…
Trump’s Public Lands Giveaways Won’t Easily Be Reversed
Valley of the Gods in the heart of Bears Ears National Monument. Mint Images via ZUMA Wire 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.This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as…
100 Lawmakers Want a Citizenship Path for Immigrant Essential Workers in Next Relief Bill
Day laborers and their supporters participate in a “Caravan for Essential and Excluded Workers” in April in Los Angeles. They were calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ensure that COVID-related emergency financial aid from the federal CARES Act reached day laborers, undocumented workers, and their families.ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Let our journalists help…