A new report says Trump's 2016 campaign shared info with Russian intelligence

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( April 15, 2021 The defense rested its case in the trial of Derek Chauvin today, with Chauvin opting not to take the stand. A major point of contention on day 14 of the trial? Carbon monoxide. Yesterday, Dr. David Fowler, a former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland, suggested that carbon monoxide from the running police car could have contributed to George Floyd's death. Today, the judge sternly denied a request from the prosecution to present new evidence about Floyd's carbon monoxide levels at the time of his death, because the late disclosure would be unfair to the defense. Referring to Dr. Martin Tobin, the pulmonologist testifying for the prosecution, the judge said, "If he even hints that there are test results that the jury has not heard about, it's gonna be a mistrial. Pure and simple." After carefully questioning [Tobin](, the prosecution rested its case. Closing arguments will begin on Monday, and jury deliberation will begin as soon as closing arguments conclude. —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [UC Press]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [A Very Handy Breakdown of the Most Common Vaccine Side Effects by Age]( And, if you aren't feeling any side effects, don't worry. It's likely still working. BY JACKIE FLYNN MOGENSEN SPONSORED POST [Sponsored Content]( [Farmers on the Front Line: How They’re Responding to the Global Food Crisis Sparked by COVID-19]( With the pandemic affecting food supply, farmers are finding new ways to keep feeding the world. THIS CONTENT WAS PAID FOR AND SPONSORED BY [HEIFER INTERNATIONAL](. [Trending] [New report shows Trump's 2016 campaign shared info with Russian intelligence]( BY DAVID CORN [Not even Ivanka can save the nearly half of Republicans refusing to get vaccinated]( BY INAE OH [Indigenous and environmental groups warn Biden not to trust Bolsonaro]( BY ISABELA DIAS [Jim Jordan started ranting about "lost liberty" in the pandemic. Dr. Fauci wasn't having it.]( BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG Advertisement [UC Press]( [The Big Feature] [Special Feature]( [How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the Pandemic]( The few made out like bandits. And the many? They got poorer and sicker. BY MICHAEL MECHANIC [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( [Recharge] SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE [The First ChessKid USA Girls and Women’s Championship Is 2 Days Away]( There are many reasons to mark the moment in chess, especially if you study the game and the history of human rights movements that run through it. The expansion of educational opportunities is a growing feature, in focus this weekend during ChessKid’s [inaugural]( online tournament for girls and women in the United States. One of the awards is the opportunity for the top 10 kids in each section to join a camp instructed by every US champion of this century, including Jennifer Shahade, Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Jennifer Yu, Rusa Goletiani, Sabina Foiser, and others. Shahade is an acclaimed broadcaster and educator, and Krush is phenomenal at every aspect of competition. (Krush beat me handily when we were both kids in a team matchup with world champion Anatoly Karpov, the greatest evisceration in my early memory.) Family plaques await the top three mother-daughter pairs in K through 3rd grade, 4th through 5th grades, 6th through 8th grades, and 9th through 12th grades, with individual and team prizes. If you’re new to the strategies and tactics, consider: There are more possible games in chess than the number of atoms in the known universe: 10^120 games, 10^81 atoms. Read up on the [inaugural event](, and share Recharge tips at recharge@motherjones.com. —Daniel King Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [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