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Chris Jung/AP Back in September, amid simmering tensions between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the country’s parliament, opposition...
Nathan Howard/AP Amid the escalating debate over whether to release a highly damaging report into allegations that he had sex with a minor, Matt...
Evan Vucci/AP Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken supporters in Congress, is the president-elect’s pick for attorney general,...
Evan Vucci/AP Elon Musk’s election bets paid off the instant Donald Trump was reelected. But, even as the richest man in the world sits on the...
Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO/AP Voters in swing states who received notice of a $1 million check from Elon Musk should know two things: Simple luck...
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP In the final stretch of an election season teeming with ugly moments, from the racist and vulgar to the sexist and...
Evan Vucci/AP What would you do if the world’s wealthiest man came knocking on your door? Ask for a buck? Let em’ in? Run from this clear...
Thomas Krych/AP A spiral of lies and deliberate efforts to mislead parliament may have undone Boris Johnson’s premiership. But don’t expect the...
Mother Jones illustration; photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Julio Cortez/AP As congratulations poured in for...
Laurence Kesterson/AP Less than a week before Melania Trump is set to release her memoir, the former first lady appeared to break ranks. “Melania...
Matt Rourke/AP In a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris was faced with a series of questions about her position on...
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Scott A Garfitt/AP The fantasy of a Taylor Swift endorsement is finally a reality—for Kamala Harris. Shortly after the first presidential debate...
Win McNamee/Getty The opening minutes of the very first question of the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice...
Gary McCullough/AP On Monday, I encountered this image posted by Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee: Protect our ducks and kittens...
Matt York/AP Conservative opposition to social safety nets is nothing new. But, as daycare costs continue to soar and the US Surgeon General warns...
Paul Beaty/AP Former President Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention on Wednesday...
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Mother Jones illustration; Susan Walsh/AP “I revere...
U.S. President Joe Biden Andrew Harnik/Getty President Biden on X announced that he is ending his reelection bid, bowing to immense pressure to...
Carolyn Kaster/AP In 2004, Peter Thiel invested $500,000 in Facebook, money that quickly gave way to an unthinkable fortune for the right-wing...
Bastiaan Slabbers/AP Amid high anxiety and an internal rebellion over his ability to beat Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has remained defiant,...
Jeff Dean/AP Former President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate. “After lengthy deliberation...
Senate Judiciary Committee/AP Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s classified documents indictment, ruling that special...
Alex Brandon/AP Amid a pivotal week for Joe Biden to demonstrate why he deserves to remain the Democratic nominee, the president is reportedly...
Tom Williams/AP Amid a make-or-break week for President Biden’s embattled presidential campaign Speaker Emerita of the House Nancy Pelosi...
The two top Democrats joined a growing list of party faithful going public with concerns over Biden's candidacy. Ting Shen/AP As the crisis over...
Robin Rayne/ZUMA My colleague David Corn recently wrote about Project 2025, a public plan crafted by the Heritage Foundation with help from...
Mother Jones; Julio Cortez/AP; Getty Like many Americans, I am dreading the first presidential debate of the 2024 election, an event that’s all...
Matt Rourke/AP For all his efforts to evade transparency and, instead, offer a steady stream of lies, Donald Trump has always been brutally honest...
Evan Vucci/AP President Biden on Friday announced a new three-stage deal to end Israel’s military operations in Gaza, adding that it was “time...
Julia Nikhinson/AP Speaking from his beloved Trump Tower in Manhattan—where nearly nine years ago he descended an escalator and launched his...
Barron Trump’s political debut has been shelved—for now—after his mother, Melania Trump, effectively rebuffed an invitation for her 18-year-old...
Israel on Saturday ordered hundreds of thousands in Rafah to evacuate immediately as Israeli military forces prepared to expand further into...
Elizabeth Williams/AP The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying...
Alex Brandon/AP Fresh off the heels of attracting bipartisan repulsion over the admission that she killed her own dog, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem...
MSNBC The morning after the New York Police Department arrested pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, the city’s mayor appeared...
Victor J. Blue/AP The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying...
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Here at Mother Jones, we respect a wide spectrum of views when it comes to dogs. But a line must be drawn...
Abaca Press/Sipa USA via AP Once again, there’s not much love lost between Bill Barr and the man he accused of betraying the Oval Office, Donald...
Lynne Sladky/AP The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business...
Julia Malakie/AP John Cage, the influential composer and artist, is dead. So it’s technically impossible to know with absolute certainty how he...
The first criminal trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to...
Jabin Botsford/AP The challenge to secure jurors for Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan bumbled further on Thursday morning after two...
Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Harnik/AP; Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA I am still suffering from Trump-era-induced brain melt. But even against the...
Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Harnik/AP; Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA I am still suffering from Trump-era-induced brain melt. But even against the...
Seth Wenig/AP A federal judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction that will force New Jersey to redo its controversial ballot design, known as...
Anthony Behar/AP It’s easy to see the glaring hypocrisy of Brian Pritchard, the Republican official in Georgia and outspoken election denier, who...
Former President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference on March 25, 2024. Frank Franklin II/AP One month after releasing a line of gilded...
Andrew Harnik/AP Amid the catastrophic bombing and imminent famine that overwhelms Gaza, Jared Kushner apparently sees something entirely different:...
Tom Williams/AP Amid a surge of support for organized labor and the general realization that work sucks, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is leading a...