More Than a Dozen Accused Capitol Rioters Say Trump Incited Them
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Since Donald Trump left office, most Republicans in Congress have backed away from holding him responsible for inciting the insurrection on January 6. Yet with Trump’s impeachment trial, Democrats are set…
A Striking Ballad by 23-Year-Old Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins in Tribute to James Weldon Johnson
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: bassist Daryl Johns, drummer Kweku Sumbry, saxophonist Wilkins, and pianist Micah ThomasRog Walter/Blue Note Records Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Take just four minutes to start the week with “Dreamer,” an impressionistic ballad…
Impeachment Expert Says Trump’s Lawyers “Misrepresent” His View
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.Al Drago – Pool Via CNP via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and…
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Matters, Even If He Dodges Conviction
Trump speaks to supports at his Save America Rally before supporters march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 where some engage in a deadly riot. Carol Guzy/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The second…
How Black Rifle Coffee Company Made Itself One of the Right’s Biggest Brands
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In the early moments of the insurrection on Capitol Hill, there was a way to see it as something of a joke—a serious one with important consequences, but still just a…
A Last-Minute Trump Move Threatens to Send Released Prisoners Back to Prison After the Pandemic
Nikki Kahn/Washington Post/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On his way out the door of the White House, President Donald Trump issued leases for Arctic oil drilling, attacked civil rights protections, and commuted the sentences of his…