Mike Pompeo’s RNC Appearance Shreds the Gap Between Politics and Government Business
Alex Wong/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Mike Pompeo’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday is strange. And not because of anything he said—but because it happened at all. When he appeared via a recorded address from Jerusalem, praising President Donald Trump for “bold initiatives…
RNC Pulls a Speaker Hours After She Boosted an Anti-Semitic Conspiracy
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza (L) of Mesa Arizona, during an event on border security in the Oval Office of the White House March 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Minutes before the start of…
Don’t Worry About Poll Bounces
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Just a quick reminder: presidential candidates often get poll bounces after their conventions. Sometimes it’s small, sometimes it’s a little better than that. But in virtually every case, the bounces go away a couple of weeks after both conventions have been held.…
New York’s AG Is Investigating One of the Biggest Mysteries on Trump’s Balance Sheet
AP Photo/Nell Redmond For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, revealed in a court filing on Monday that her office is probing the Trump Organization for fraud and tax evasion. And among the matters her office appears to be scrutinizing is a mysterious…
If the RNC’s Lies and Outright Lunacy Were Insufferable Last Night, Take Pharoahe Monch’s Timeless Advice
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Odds are good that the parade of absurdities, fantasies, and bizarreness at the RNC last night didn’t excite you about the Trump-Pence ticket, as surrogate after surrogate studiously tried to rewrite history with soaring racism and flag-draped propaganda. You might be looking…
America Is a Decent Country. That’s Why Donald Trump Will Lose in November.
Democratic National Convention V/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.With the Democratic virtual convention now finished, I feel like sharing a mini-essay on American politics in the Trump era. Don’t worry. I’ll keep it short and the navel gazing to a minimum. One of the…