Internal Watchdog Just Dinged the Park Service Director for “Inappropriate” Workplace Conduct
Mother Jones illustration; Department of the Interior; Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released a report Thursday describing an inappropriate gesture made by the National Park Service director in department headquarters. While Paul Daniel Smith is unlikely to be punished over the incident, the case…
Lice, Bedbugs, Chickenpox—Doctors Fear Migrant Children Aren’t Getting Any Health Care
Miguel Juarez Lugo via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As thousands of migrant children have been taken from their parents and sent to facilities across the country, questions are growing about the medical care they…
During This Week From Hell, Enjoy Some Good News About Pandas
Young777/Ge Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Believe it or not, there’s a battle happening among conservationists over the Giant Panda. Though an undoubtably iconic species for environmentalists—and the highly recognizable symbol of the World Wildlife Fund for half a century—some argue that all the dollars funneling into panda conservation are, simply put,…
Jeff Sessions Named as Potential Witness in Alabama Corruption Trial
Michael Candelori / Pacific Press/Sipa USA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday was named as a potential witness in the federal corruption trial of an Alabama coal executive and two politically connected attorneys in that state, according to several Alabama news reports. The case—which is…
Here Are Some of the Top Candidates to Replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump speaks to the media about Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement on Wednesday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With Wednesday’s announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will be retiring, President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint the second justice of his presidency.…
These Americans Wanted To Show Migrant Kids They Weren’t Alone
They came by the hundreds, rushing to the airport where little kids were being flown in from Texas. Supporters in New York headed to LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night to tell these kids that even though they were separated from their parents by other Americans, they were not alone—and they were loved. Mother Jones’ Mark…