Text Messages Show Roger Stone Was Working to Get a Pardon for Julian Assange
Mother Jones illustration; Emily Molli/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In early January, Roger Stone, the longtime Republican operative and adviser to Donald Trump, sent a text message to an associate stating that he was actively seeking a presidential pardon for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange—and felt optimistic…
Trump Blames Media for Widespread “Anger” After Bombs Are Sent to His Frequent Targets
Ting Shen/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One day after packages containing explosive devices were mailed to prominent Democrats and the CNN offices in New York City, President Donald Trump on Thursday accused the media of stoking anger around the country by “purposely” reporting inaccurate news. “It has gotten so bad…
Alabama Voters Could Ban Sheriffs From Pocketing Tax Money Meant to Feed Inmates
Richard Ernest Yap/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ten years ago, an Alabama sheriff paid $500 for half a truckload of corn dogs. It was a sweet deal for Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett, who liked to find free or donated food for his county jail so he could pocket the…
It’s Time to Stop Freaking Out About Polls Being Wrong
SIphotography/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since Trump’s surprise win in 2016 forced virtually everyone in politics and the media to question everything they thought they knew about predicting elections, there’s been a constant conversation among politicos about how the polls were oh so wrong. (Don’t even get them started on that damn New…
Georgia Has a Special Hotline for Confused Voters. It Gets 300 Calls a Day.
Hotline volunteer Erica Waller takes about 30 calls a day from Georgia voters. Kiera Butler Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. By all accounts, it’s not a great time to be a voter in Georgia. In the past six years, more than 200 polling places have shuttered across the state. Since…
Donald Trump Chats With Russian and Chinese Spies Each Night
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times reports today that our commander-in-chief uses a personal iPhone that’s insecure and routinely surveilled by Russian and Chinese intelligence agencies. Despite being warned repeatedly about this, he continues to use it to call up his friends and yak all night long:…