Is Trump's band getting back together?

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     March 22, 2024 Something strange is in the air. Steve Mnuchin, as you may have heard, is working tirelessly to [purchase TikTok](; Paul Manafort is being considered for a [top role in the Trump]( campaign; and Jared Kushner is [practically drooling]( over beachfront properties in Gaza. All three men have reemerged in recent headlines, each carrying the specter of shameless opportunity as their former boss [rises in the polls](. Is the band hoping to get back together? I can't say. But it can't be a great omen that they apparently feel confident enough to tiptoe back into the news, despite holding reputations as some of the worst characters of the Trump presidency. I find this confidence deeply unsettling. How do certain people move through the world with such gall? So it's somewhat reassuring that some [former Trump officials]( have refused to endorse his return to the White House. I doubt that it'll make much of a difference among Trump-supporting voters. But it is worth recognizing the growing list of people who've had some kind of come-to-Jesus moment regarding their former boss, the Florida man facing 88 criminal counts. [Or is it 91](? Hard to keep count. —Inae Oh Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump’s Back on Top. This Is Not Fine.]( Exhaustion with the demagogue is a threat to the republic. BY DAVID CORN MOJO MUST-LISTENS BY REVEAL   Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting have [joined forces](! [Subscribe to the Reveal podcast]( for in-depth investigative journalism at its finest. Each episode brings to light untold stories and critical issues, with meticulous research and compelling storytelling. Stay informed and engaged with the world around you. [Subscribe today]( and never miss an episode of Reveal, where truth and storytelling meet. [Trending] [AOC and Bernie Sanders aim to tackle housing and climate change in one bill]( BY DHARNA NOOR   [In Texas, fossil fuel CEOs ridicule nation's clean energy push]( BY OLIVER MILMAN   [Florida's war on union teachers]( BY OCTAVIO JONES   [Bad jobs often follow a prison sentence. They want to change that.]( BY JEFF RAE Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [There's a communist multimillionaire fomenting revolution in Atlanta]( Suburban Democrats are pissed. BY KIERA BUTLER MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755