Joe Manchin’s Blatant Conflict of Interest Might Have a Silver Lining
Sen. Joe Manchin holds a press conference in Washington on October 6, 2021.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Sen. Joe Manchin’s role in overhauling the spending bill has sparked national interest in reining in congressional conflicts of interest. The question is…
CBP “Significantly Reduced” Punishments for Employees Who Joked About Migrant Deaths on Facebook
A Border Patrol agent searches a migrant near the US-Mexico border. Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A border patrol supervisor who posted an internal video of a migrant falling off a cliff to their death was recommended for removal. Instead,…
Biden Administration Will Make It Easier for Americans to Sponsor Afghan Refugees
US Military Police walk past Afghan refugees at the Village at the Ft. McCoy US Army base on September 30, 2021 in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. – There are approximately 12,600 Afghan refugees being cared for at the base under Operation Allies Welcome. BARBARA DAVIDSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the…
Is Kyrsten Sinema Ready to Listen to Elizabeth Warren?
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic agenda hit the skids this month when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) made clear she’d refuse to back tax hikes on corporations to pay for an expected $2 trillion…
Biden Delays the Release of JFK Assassination Records
Arnie Sachs/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Biden administration announced just before 9:30 pm on Friday night that it would once again delay the long-anticipated release of secret documents surrounding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The decision stands…
Rachel Levine Is a Trailblazer. Her Transphobic Attackers Are Certainly Not.
Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This week, the Biden Administration made history by tapping Dr. Rachel Levine as the head of the US Public Health Service’s Commissioned Corps. Levine is a transgender woman; the job comes with a…