House Votes to Pass $95 Billion Foreign Aid Package for Ukraine and Israel
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, the US House of Representatives voted to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package to assist Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as a TikTok ban requiring the…
New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Stand—Against the Polio Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would…
Newt Gingrich Perfectly Describes How Everything Is His Fault
Charles Dharapak/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson struggling to hold onto the gavel in the face of eternal rebellion from some of his party’s most intransigent far-right members, Politico thought it would be a good idea…
Sen. Rick Scott Says He’s a China Hawk. But He’s Made Lots of Money With China-Related Investments
Mother Jones; Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In November, ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a press release casting himself as a fierce opponent of China. It declared, “Since being…
Conservative Groups Are Outraising Democrats on the State Level—By a Lot
Mother Jones; Glen Carrie/Unsplash; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.State legislative bodies have always played a leading role in determining outcomes for fundamental but humdrum issues like state budgets, insurance regulations, road safety laws, and civil services. But the last few years have…
The Conservative War on Democracy Was Over 200 Years in the Making
Mother Jones illustration; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Everyone seems to be talking about saving democracy this year. “American democracy, that’s what the 2024 election is all about,” Joe Biden has emphasized, painting the threat of Donald Trump’s return to power as the…