The OMB Is More Important Than You Think
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via 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 Office of Management and Budget is one of those agencies that’s little known to the public but surprisingly important in real life. In addition to…
Is NCAA Basketball Gambling With the Lives of Its Players?
Baylor’s Davion Mitchell shoots around Washington’s Nate Roberts in Las Vegas game. Baylor’s head coach Scott Drew didn’t make the trip because he tested positive for COVID-19. John Locher/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.With college…
Wisconsin Recount Confirms Biden’s Victory Over Trump, Again
The completion of a partial recount on Sunday in the second of Wisconsin’s two largest counties reconfirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the key swing state against Donald Trump. The recounts over the holiday weekend in Milwaukee and Dane counties of more than 800,000 ballots in fact widened Biden’s victory by 87 votes, after he…
Fauci Warns of Worsening Pandemic as Trump Peddles Election Delusions on Fox News
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House on November 19. Susan Walsh/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news…
Good News! Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots Are Making a Comeback!
A (very cute) Hoary Marmot in Rocky Mountains British Columbia, Canada.Dennis Fast/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. This piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership.…
Please Stop Looking at Exit Polls
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.Our editor-in-chief has a gripe: Oh good another sweeping analysis piece based on early exits that are even more massively misleading than normal early exits. — Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 28,…