Biden to announce U.S. will construct a port on Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid
A general view over the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the border on Jan. 8, 2024, in southern Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union address Thursday night to announce that the U.S. military will build port infrastructure on the…
“A Shimmering Stunt”: The Problem With US Airdrops of Food Into Gaza
U.S. Army soldiers loads pallets of humanitarian aid in the cargo bay of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The food aid will be airdropped to Palestinian refugees trapped by the Israeli war against Hamas.Sra Lauren Jacoby/Us Airforce/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news…
Nikki Haley Suspends Campaign, Withholds Endorsing Florida Man Facing 91 Felony Counts
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley addresses supporters during a campaign stop in Beaufort, South Carolina.Jim Lo Scalzo/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She’s…not running anymore. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has dropped out of the GOP presidential race, ending her increasingly hopeless quest to…
Lawyer accusing Fulton DA of conflict details accusations of misconduct at Georgia Senate hearing
Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for Michael Roman, speaks during a hearing in the case of State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump in Atlanta, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP The defense attorney who filed the motion in January seeking to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the sweeping Trump 2020…
U.S. House passes $468 billion spending package that would stave off shutdown
A 1,050-page package of spending bills approved by the U.S. House on Wednesday, March, 6, now goes to the Senate, where lawmakers are expected to vote on it before the end of the week. President Joe Biden is then expected to sign it into law. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers cast a…
Florida Man Facing 91 Criminal Counts Dominates Super Tuesday Primaries
Mother Jones illustration; Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump is coasting to victory in Super Tuesday primaries across the country—a decisive, if not unexpected, showing that follows his overwhelming wins in GOP nominating contests in states like Iowa, New…