Biden Announces New Ceasefire Proposal, Urges Israel to “Step Back”
Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Biden on Friday announced a new three-stage deal to end Israel’s military operations in Gaza, adding that it was “time for the suffering to stop.” “At this point, Hamas is no longer capable of carrying…
Convicted Felon Rambles Through Greatest Hits of Grievances, Falsehoods, and Legal Nonsense
Julia Nikhinson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Speaking from his beloved Trump Tower in Manhattan—where nearly nine years ago he descended an escalator and launched his presidential campaign—Donald Trump on Friday rambled through a litany of complaints. Having just been found guilty on…
These Clergy Abuse Survivors Had a Chance to Find Justice. Then Their Diocese Filed for Bankruptcy.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Teresa Lancaster was a teenager in the 1970s, she was raped by a chaplain at her Catholic high school in Baltimore. But when she and another survivor, Jean Wehner, sued the chaplain and the diocese…
Oklahoma Takes a Step to Help Incarcerated Survivors of Domestic Violence
iStock / Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill that will allow courts to shorten the prison sentences of people who can prove they committed their crime because they were experiencing domestic violence—a significant reform in…
Biden administration, Georgia officials applaud debut of Plant Vogtle expansion
Officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2018 toured the construction site of Unit 3 nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle, located near Augusta. On May 29, Georgia Power announced the reactor was working at full capacity. Photo by Nuclear Regulatory Commission Officials with the U.S. Energy Department plan to celebrate the completion of Georgia Power’s…
U.S. Supreme Court chief declines to discuss Alito flag uproar, ethics with Senate Dems
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts announces the results of the vote on the second article of impeachment during impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on February 5, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Senate Television via Getty Images) U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts…