Four Big Takeaways From the Release of Trump’s Tax Information
Former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Election Day, November 8, 2022. Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday night to begin releasing information from former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Two reports released by…
Republican States Just Succeeded in Keeping a Key Trump Border Policy in Place
US military stop migrants from crossing into El Paso, Texas.Christian Chavez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In another setback for immigrant rights groups, a Trump-era border policy that summarily expels migrants and asylum seekers has been given an afterlife. On Monday, Chief Justice John…
It Wasn’t Easy Watching Argentina Win
Messi during award ceremony after victory.Pedro Martins/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I’ve lost count of how many times I was asked the same perfectly appropriate question as the final game of the 2022 World Cup approached: Who are you rooting for? After all,…
The World Made a Biodiversity Pact, And Of Course We Aren’t Part of It
The head table at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal on December 15.Ryan Remiorz/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Only two countries in the world have not joined the UN Convention on Biological Diversity: the Vatican and the US. Few have missed the Holy See, but…
January 6 Report Presents a Devastating Case Against Trump
Mother Jones; zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After 18 months of investigation and hearings, the House January 6 committee has confirmed the obvious: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed. None of…
It’s Official: The January 6 Committee Calls for Trump Prosecutions
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress voted unanimously on Monday to ask the Justice Department to charge former President Donald Trump with crimes. The committee referred charges against Trump of conspiracy to…