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Royce White—Steve Bannon Protege Who Called Our Reporter a “Cuck”—Endorsed by Minnesota GOP for Senate

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 29: Former NBA player Royce White speaks during a protest outside the Hennepin County Government Center on May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White, a Minnesota native, joined former NBA player Stephen Jackson calling for the prosecution the officers involved in the killing of George Floyd.Stephen Maturen/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up…

Jack Smith Asks Judge to Limit Trump’s Lies About the FBI

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking the federal judge overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents case to make clear that former President Donald Trump is prohibited from making false statements that endanger law enforcement officers. Trump and…

Not All Votes Are Created Equal

Nicolás Ortega Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As any schoolkid might tell you, US elections are based on a bedrock principle: one person, one vote. Simple as that. Each vote carries the same weight. Yet for much of the country’s history, that hasn’t…

These Young Alaskans Are Suing the State to Stop a $39B Gas Pipeline

Near Bear Glacier, Seward, Alaska.Andrew Harnik/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Eight young people are suing the government of Alaska—the nation’s fastest-warming state—claiming a major new fossil fuel project violates their state constitutional rights. The state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation has proposed a $38.7 billion gas export project…