Trump blames Ukraine—not his Iran war—for spiking oil prices around the world
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen16h ago
President Donald Trump keeps pointing the finger at everyone for surging fuel prices but himself.
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top 66%Kimberly Guilfoyle's grifting scandal keeps getting worse
Mother Jonesby Inae Oh19h ago
Are Kimberly Guilfoyle’s days as the US ambassador to Greece numbered? Amid multiple reports alleging outright corruption, on-the-record quotes from Greek officials who seem to detest her grifting...
After ICE Shooting, Progressives Want New York's Police Commissioner to Step Down
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz1d ago
The ICE shooting of a 28-year-old in the Bronx Thursday has provoked an uproar among New Yorkers, who rushed to the streets in protest the night of the shooting, clashing with the New York Police...
Amid backlash, surveillance company Flock is cutting staff
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz1d ago
Flock Safety, the AI-powered traffic camera company that has everyone from Josh Hawley to Bernie Sanders angry, might be feeling the heat financially: Reuters reported Friday that the company is...
Logging took trees the bears called home, so the Haida Nation built them new dens
Mother Jonesby Sonal Gupta1d ago
This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
David Flippo has close ties to accused fraudster whose company spent lavishly on his behalf
Mother Jonesby Noah Lanard2d ago
In June 2025, as the 2026 midterm elections were starting to heat up, a newly formed company named Arizona Land Reserve made a huge donation to the Nevada Republican Party.
Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted
Mother Jonesby Abby Vesoulis2d ago
On Thursday, the woman Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been dating for nearly two years was indicted by a grand jury on three criminal counts: grand theft, telecommunications fraud, and misuse of a...
Trump tries—yet again—to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Mother Jonesby Hannah Levintova2d ago
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, even after those claims were shown...
You’re Funding Trump’s New Ads
Mother Jonesby Russ Choma2d ago
Donald Trump promised to stop using taxpayer money to run campaign-style ads celebrating himself and his administration in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Pete Hegseth wants to livestream a snuff film
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz2d ago
This week, Donald Trump approved the military’s first execution by firing squad since 1945. The Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, will livestream it.
How a defunct white supremacist state became a cult favorite on the Right
Mother Jonesby Tim Murphy2d ago
Last year, Rep. Mike Collins, a second-term Georgia Republican who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff this fall, posted a meme that appears to have gone largely unnoticed.
The delirious, dance-heavy propaganda of Russia’s International Festival of Youth
Mother Jonesby Anna Merlan2d ago
“Russia,” Steven Seagal declared, not long ago, “is not interested in conquering the world. We’re not interested in conquering anybody.
My weird book interview on Michael Cohen's podcast
Mother Jonesby David Corn2d ago
When I began the publicity push for How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America, a friend who until recently worked for a major national news outlet offered me advice...
Why this long-sought, bipartisan Senate deal has environmentalists feuding
Mother Jonesby Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino2d ago
The so-called lame duck session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy, as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed...
The giant power of tiny parks
Mother Jonesby Anna Rogers2d ago
A velvety butterfly called the coastal green hairstreak once peppered the fog-capped hills of San Francisco.
Trump calls on AI to speed up science—while continuing to defund it
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen3d ago
“We tamed electricity, invented the light bulb, developed the airplane, harnessed the atom, unleashed the power of personal computers, created the Internet, pioneered superintelligence, and...
Abdul El-Sayed criticized Obama. Is that a scandal?
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen3d ago
When Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign announced that Barack Obama would join him on the campaign trail later this month, media outlets and prominent online voices quickly sounded the alarm—the Michigan...
Martin Soto went out for diapers. He came home eight months later.
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz4d ago
Martin Soto, a Peruvian man thrown into solitary confinement after organizing a hunger and labor strike inside the notorious for-profit ICE detention facility Delaney Hall, was released from New...
Fear kept immigrants away from Medicaid. Now many can't come back.
Mother Jonesby Mariana Duran4d ago
Laura doesn’t know what she’s going to do when her medication runs out. For years, she relied on Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, to cover the costs of treating her Type 2 diabetes...
Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids
Mother Jonesby Samantha Michaels4d ago
The Trump administration has quietly announced that its own lawyers will represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, facing off against other administration lawyers who are...