Trump, co-defendants ask to appeal ruling allowing Fulton DA to remain on Georgia election interference case
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool (file photo) Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to let them immediately appeal Friday’s decision to allow Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute…
What the Fani Willis Ruling Says About the Criminal Justice System
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a February hearing in Donald Trump’s Georgia election case.Alyssa Pointer/Pool/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue…
Russians Found a Different Way to Make Their Votes Matter
Voters line at a polling station at noon in Moscow.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Vladimir Putin’s fifth term as Russian president is guaranteed. Opposition leaders have been imprisoned, exiled, and killed. Criticism of Putin and the war in Ukraine has been outlawed. Only…
Why the Big Lie Is Still Dominating Wisconsin Politics
Donald Trump at a 2020 campaign rally in Green Bay, WisconsinAlex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two big pieces of news emerged from the world of Wisconsin politics over the past week. Together, they show how Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020…
Inside the Movement to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
Scientists work in a bioprocess lab at Eat Just in Alameda, CA making lab-grown meat. Jeff Chiu / AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Months in jail and thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees—those are the consequences Alabamians and Arizonans could…
Efforts to help Georgia’s homeless population advanced by local governments, volunteers
An audit revealed that a statewide council may be necessary to provide a coordinated response to the 4.4% growth in Georgia’s homeless population from 2020. J.D. Pooley/Getty Images Thousands gather each year in Georgia and nationwide during the last 10 days of January to conduct the annual homelessness census that guides legislative, funding and support…