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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,…

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…