Trump Is Inciting Violence as the Election Approaches
Samuel Corum/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The public has long been accustomed to Donald Trump saying outrageous things, even when he appears to encourage political violence. It’s almost as if his aggrieved and menacing rhetoric has become a normal part of American…
The Utah Governor’s Lonely Crusade to Make Politics Nice Again
Incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox, left, talks with Utah Rep. Phil Lyman after Utah’s gubernatorial GOP primary debate.Mother Jones; Issac Hale/The Deseret News/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On a stormy night in February, Phil Lyman made a campaign stop at the Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage…
MAGA Candidate Loses Bid to Replace Mitt Romney
Utah Senate candidate Trent Staggs carries a “Utah For Trump flag” during a rally on June 14, 2024, in Orem, Utah. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump hates losers, but he backed one in the Utah Senate…
U.S. House GOP to file suit over Biden audio tapes, as ‘inherent contempt’ vote looms
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2024. Republicans in the House are attempting to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “inherent contempt” of Congress over the audio and video records of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Samuel Corum/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S.…
Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
Sailors decorate the mess decks in observance of Pride month aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham in the Atlantic Ocean on June 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theoplis Stewart II) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under…
Jamaal Bowman Loses Primary to George Latimer—and a Lot of AIPAC Money
Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Mother Jones; Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the most expensive primary in the history of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Jamaal…