“Justice,” “Anthony Scarapoochie,” and More—Your Best Ideas for Naming Elizabeth Warren’s Puppy
Bigandt_Photography/iStock/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced she got a new puppy, we asked you to suggest some creative dog names for her. And wow, did you respond. We also heard from Donald Trump Jr., who tried to troll us on Twitter, but your suggestions were far…
#BBQBecky Called the Cops on Kenzie Smith. Now He’s Running for Oakland City Council.
Kenzie Smith.Facebook Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Kenzie Smith, one of two men who had police called on him by the woman the internet dubbed #BBQBecky, is running for a city council seat in Oakland, California. It’s official, Kenzie Smith is running for district 2 Oakland City Council. pic.twitter.com/4kpfE5pJqz —…
Donald Trump’s “Pakistani Mystery Man” Turns Out to Be an Ordinary IT Guy
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier today the DC office of the US Attorney concluded a plea agreement with a guy named Imran Awan. Awan agreed to plead guilty to making a false statement on a loan application, for which he’ll probably get probation and pay a modest fine. Oddly,…
Federal Judge Rips Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question
Opponents of the citizenship question demonstrate outside the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Tuesday.Ari Berman/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge said Tuesday that there was a “strong showing of bath faith” by the Trump administration in adding a…
Sorrow, Resilience, and Tenderness: Surviving the Wait at the US-Mexico Border
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Every day, migrants arrive at the US-Mexico border hoping to gain entry and find safety. But before they are processed, they must wait—usually for days, sometimes in extreme heat and inhospitable conditions. Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard and I spent nearly a week at the border…
Teens Aren’t Giving Democrats a Pass on Gun Control Legislation
Student activists meet with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) during their day of lobbying at the Capitol on June 28, 2018./Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fifteen-year-old Eden Hebron had never lobbied Congress before last Thursday—and before February 14, when three of her classmates were murdered…