How the GOP Turned Washington, DC, Into a COVID Hotspot
First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence sit among guests attending a ceremony celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the White House Rose Garden on September 26, 2020.Shealah Craighead/White House via Zuma Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the…
Trump Insisting Roe Is “Not on the Ballot” May Be Part of a New Republican Trend. Groan.
President Trump speaks during the first of three scheduled 90 minute presidential debates with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“It’s not on the ballot; there is nothing happening there,” blustered President…
Trump Picks Amy Coney Barrett to Replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court
A woman holds a placard in support of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a potential nominee for Supreme Court Justice as supporters of U.S President Donald Trump arrive at a Great American Comeback campaign rally at the Jacksonville JetPort at Cecil Airport. Paul Hennessy/Sipa via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the…
A Long List of GOP Senators Who Promised Not to Confirm a Supreme Court Nominee During an Election Year
Barack Obama and Merrick Garland.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s likely just a matter of when, not if, President Donald Trump nominates a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday of pancreatic…
Republicans at the Convention Did Not Lay Out a Plan for Climate Change—Much Less Acknowledge It
The president’s son, Eric Trump.RNC Video Feed/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The Republican National Convention, dominated by veneration of Donald Trump and bleak warnings of the dangers of socialism, has…
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…