The Eric Adams Indictment Is, Unfortunately, Very Funny
Michael Brochstein/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The news that New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted came as a surprise to precisely no one. For one thing, federal authorities first began raiding the homes of people connected to his campaign in…
The Real Eric Adams Was Never a Mystery
Peter K. Afriyie/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Not long after Eric Adams won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City in June 2021, a lot of people who are paid to be smart about such things began to speculate about…
Rudy Giuliani Officially Disbarred in DC
Frank Franklin II/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It’s been quite the week for New York City mayors. One day after reports said that Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in a federal corruption investigation, former mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, DC,…
Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In June, Ohio held a special election to fill an open congressional seat in a district that voted 72 percent for Donald Trump in 2020. On Election Day, former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor drove the length…
Raising Efficiency Standards for New Home Mortgages Could Save Families a Bundle
Mario Tama/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Buried deep within the minutiae of federal regulation is a seemingly tiny policy switch that, if flicked, would dramatically raise the energy efficiency standard for new homes. Such a move would save homeowners thousands of dollars on their energy…
Zelenskyy in Washington meets with U.S. leaders to beef up support for Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left to a closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 26, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Tom Brenner/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Standing alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris…