Meet the Operatives Who Profited From January 6
Mother Jones illustration; Jose Luis Magana/AP; Brian Cahn/ZUMA; Andrea Renault/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At 4:17 p.m. on January 6, 2021, while rioters battled police inside the Capitol, Kimberly Guilfoyle emailed her banker. Guilfoyle—who was a top official on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign—wanted…
Meet the Black Kingmakers Left Behind After Democrats Killed Their Iowa Caucus
Mayor Quentin Hart, left, and Pastor Frantz WhitfieldMother Jones illustration: Getty (2); ZUMA (3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Set along the Cedar River a two hour drive north of Des Moines lies the small city of Waterloo—Iowa’s Blackest town. The river sharply divides…
Big Oil Launches Propaganda Campaign to Thwart US Energy Transition
Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas.Tony Gutierrez/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The American oil lobby launched an eight-figure media campaign this week promoting the idea that fossil fuels are “vital” to global energy security, alarming climate experts. “US natural gas and…
With partial government shutdown a week away, Johnson says he’ll stick to spending deal
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, reads a statement about government spending to reporters inside the Capitol building on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson committed Friday to following the topline spending agreement he struck with Democrats less than a week ago, following a day…
State set to roll out more money to help school districts pay to bus students to school
Georgia school districts could be getting new money to pay for pupil transportation under Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed budget. Pixabay Every weekday morning and afternoon, a fleet of yellow buses rolls out all over the state, picking up and dropping off Georgia students. Keeping all those wheels turning isn’t cheap – Georgia’s school districts combined…
Georgia governor aims to get down to business with school voucher legislation this year
Gov. Brian Kemp delivers his 2024 State of the State speech. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Gov. Brian Kemp gave a full-throated shoutout to school vouchers in a major speech Thursday, boosting the odds of action on the controversial measure. “As a small business owner for almost 40 years now, I believe – like many of you…