Republicans Use Congressional Hearing to Defend Trump Tear Gassing Peaceful Protesters For Photo Op
PPI/via Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The events that transpired in Washington, DC’s Lafayette Park on June 1—in which US Park Police assaulted peaceful protesters so that President Trump could pose for a photo op in front of a church—have drawn universal outrage. But during a…
A Question That Won’t Go Away: Why Does Trump Love Putin So Much?
Russian nesting dolls bearing the faces of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on display in a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 31, 2020. Sergey Nikolaev/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In the wake of the bombshell story that President Trump…
Supreme Court Hands Down Another Party Line Decision
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Here’s another Supreme Court case from this morning: The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for the president to get rid of the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but allowed the watchdog agency created in the wake of the…
Diane Guerrero, of “Jane the Virgin” and “Orange Is the New Black,” in Conversation on COVID-19 and Immigration
Diane Guerrero and Mother Jones immigration reporter Fernanda EchavarriMother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In case you missed the insightful and timely conversation Thursday with actor, activist, and author Diane Guerrero and Mother Jones immigration reporter Fernanda Echavarri, catch it here, a highlight of our “In…
The Supreme Court Lets the President Fire the Country’s Top Wall Street Watchdog
Stefani Reynolds/Zumapress For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to the independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created on the heels of the 2008 recession to go after abusive financial actors. In a 5–4 ruling, the conservative justices, led by…
Supreme Court Leaves Abortion Alone For Now
Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Chief Justice John Roberts decided that now was not the time for a big decision allowing states to effectively outlaw abortion: The justices, by a 5-4 vote, said the requirement that doctors have admitting privileges at a nearby…