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Veterans Affairs Backtracked on His Cancer Treatment. He Blames DOGE.

In February, after Donald Trump returned to office, Army veteran Mark Puhl’s medical requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs—for surgery...

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Julia Métraux

House Republicans Are Set to Pass a Voter Suppression Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions

Two weeks after Donald Trump issued a sweeping anti-voting executive order, the House of Representatives is set to pass a measure, the SAVE Act,...

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Ari Berman

Lawmakers Are Trying to Hold Crisis Pregnancy Centers to Account

Last month, during an Indiana state legislative hearing, Republican Sen. Jeff Raatz from Richmond, a small city in the eastern part of the state,...

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Laura C. Morel

Democrats Grill Officials on Insider Profits From Trump’s Tariff Reversal

Leading Democrats are raising questions about whether insiders profited from the market swing that followed President Donald Trump’s sudden...

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Dan Friedman

How a Small African Nation Scrambled to Appease Trump on Tariffs

President Donald Trump has not been particularly kind to the small African nation of Lesotho. His administration’s dismantling of the United States...

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Tim Murphy

Why Elite Colleges Aren’t Pushing Back on Trump, and Why Silence Is Dangerous

Why Elite Colleges Aren’t Pushing Back on Trump, and Why Silence Is Dangerous

Mother Jones illustration; Nanako Sudo/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP; Getty(2) America is witnessing an unprecedented series of attacks on higher...

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Michael Mechanic

Trump’s “Pincer Attack” on Journalism Is Working. But There’s Hope.

Trump’s “Pincer Attack” on Journalism Is Working. But There’s Hope.

President Donald Trump walks toward the Marine One helicopter after speaking with reporters at the White House. Evan Vucci/AP David Folkenflik...

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Reveal

Gabbard’s Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group

Gabbard’s Pick to Run Counterterrorism Center Aided Start of a Right-Wing Paramilitary Group

Joe Kent, a former congressional candidate from Washington state, listens to testimony by Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Tom...

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David Corn

Don’t Believe RFK Jr.’s Flip-Flop on the Measles Vaccine

Don’t Believe RFK Jr.’s Flip-Flop on the Measles Vaccine

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. claims to support measles vaccines—but his (very recent) history suggests otherwise. Douglas Christian/ZUMA Robert F....

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Julianne Mcshane

Trump Refuses to Bring Back Those Wrongly Detained in El Salvador. You Could Be Next.

Trump Refuses to Bring Back Those Wrongly Detained in El Salvador. You Could Be Next.

Mother Jones; Chip Somodevilla/Getty At any moment, the Supreme Court will issue a decision in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man...

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Pema Levy And Patrick Caldwell

Montana Republicans Say No to Prosecuting Parents for Trans Care

Montana Republicans Say No to Prosecuting Parents for Trans Care

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol in Helena to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP...

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Henry Carnell

New Trump EO Would Punish States for Combating Climate Change

New Trump EO Would Punish States for Combating Climate Change

Kevin Dietsch/Getty On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at “protecting” American energy from “state overreach.” The...

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Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Pick Is a Pit Bull for the Fossil Fuel Industry

Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Pick Is a Pit Bull for the Fossil Fuel Industry

Western Energy Alliance president Kathleen Sgamma, at a Senate hearing. Rod Lamkey/CNP/Zuma This story was originally published by  Public Domain ,...

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Jimmy Tobias And Chris D’Angelo

Donald Trump’s War on History

Donald Trump’s War on History

Donald Trump during his inauguration at the US Capitol on January 20 Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/AP The below article first appeared in David Corn’s...

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David Corn

SCOTUS Allows Trump to Send Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Mega-Prison

SCOTUS Allows Trump to Send Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Mega-Prison

A soldier stands guard at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Salvador Melendez/AP In a Monday evening ruling, the Supreme...

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Pema Levy And Patrick Caldwell

Her Husband Is Trapped in a Salvadoran Prison. She Has No Idea How to Get Him Back.

Her Husband Is Trapped in a Salvadoran Prison. She Has No Idea How to Get Him Back.

Courtesy Luz Zambrano On February 7, Luz Zambrano gave birth to her second child, Alana Samantha. She hadn’t expected to do so without her husband,...

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Isabela Dias

Republicans Are Stealing a North Carolina Judicial Race. They Won’t Stop There.

Republicans Are Stealing a North Carolina Judicial Race. They Won’t Stop There.

Judge Jefferson Griffin, right, a Republican, who's challenging his November loss to Justice Allison Riggs in a race for a seat on the North...

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Ari Berman

Why Is Trump’s New Jersey US Attorney Headlining a Far-Right Conference?

Why Is Trump’s New Jersey US Attorney Headlining a Far-Right Conference?

Attorney General Pam Bondi swears in Alina Habba, with husband Gregg Reuben holding the Bible, as interim US attorney for New Jersey. Pool/AP On...

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Stephanie Mencimer

There’s One Thing Elon Musk Might Be Right About

There’s One Thing Elon Musk Might Be Right About

Mother Jones illustration; Matt Rourke/AP, Evan Vucci/AP Elon Musk is not always wrong. Musk’s prediction back in February that “some of the things...

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Dan Friedman

While Fallen Soldiers Returned Home, Trump Hit the Golf Course

While Fallen Soldiers Returned Home, Trump Hit the Golf Course

Israel Anta/Zuma President Trump’s absence at the dignified transfer of four US servicemen who died during a training exercise in Lithuania is...

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Henry Carnell

Elon Musk’s Secret Weapon: the US Marshals Service

Elon Musk’s Secret Weapon: the US Marshals Service

Mother Jones illustration; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Spencer Platt/Getty; Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty As if Elon Musk didn’t already...

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Samantha Michaels

A Whistleblower Says Trump Sent the US Marshals to Try to “Intimidate” Her

A Whistleblower Says Trump Sent the US Marshals to Try to “Intimidate” Her

Members of the US Marshals Service confer in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, in 2018. Butch Comegys/The Times-Tribune via AP A whistleblower...

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Samantha Michaels

The Dubious Legal Theory Republicans Are Using to Kill Climate Progress

The Dubious Legal Theory Republicans Are Using to Kill Climate Progress

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by NASA/Unsplash. This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the  Climate...

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Ben Steinberg

Elon Musk Is Taking Aim at Trump’s Top Tariff Guy

Elon Musk Is Taking Aim at Trump’s Top Tariff Guy

Peter Navarro, counselor to Trump and reportedly his top tariff proponent, is Elon Musk's latest target. Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA Elon Musk has a...

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Julianne Mcshane

Elon Musk Says Saturday’s Protesters Were Paid “Puppets.” That’s Not What I Saw.

Elon Musk Says Saturday’s Protesters Were Paid “Puppets.” That’s Not What I Saw.

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside City Hall in a protest against the Trump Administration in Los Angeles on Saturday. Jill Connelly/ZUMA...

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Julianne Mcshane

For Some Disabled Protestors, “Hands Off” Went Virtual

For Some Disabled Protestors, “Hands Off” Went Virtual

Hands Off! COVID Long-Haulers Fights Back was hosted on Zoom by Amanda Finley. Screenshot by Julia Métraux At a Hands Off rally for people with...

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Julia Métraux

This 15-Year-Old Just Scorched Team Trump in a Frankly Amazing Interview

This 15-Year-Old Just Scorched Team Trump in a Frankly Amazing Interview

James West/ Mother Jones On Saturday, thousands of people all across the globe took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump’s...

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Arianna Coghill

My Trump-Loving Massachusetts Hometown Just Showed The Hell Up

My Trump-Loving Massachusetts Hometown Just Showed The Hell Up

Protesters in Marshfield, Massachusetts were among thousands across the country who protested President Donald Trump's second term, and Elon Musk's...

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Julianne Mcshane

You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It’s Everywhere.

You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It’s Everywhere.

Demonstrators pack Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Carlos Chiossone/Zuma It is a cliche to begin a story about a rally with a quote from a funny sign,...

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Tim Murphy