Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to the Election Workers He Defamed
Rudy Giuliani arrives at federal court in Washington on Dec. 15.Jim Lo Scalzo/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, a jury unanimously ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million in compensatory and punitive damages to two Georgia election workers he defamed. The judgment…
Mike Johnson’s Dad Sought His Help to Stop a Toxic Burn Pit Close to Home. Johnson Refused.
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, following a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Mike Johnson was a few months away from assuming elected office in late 2014 when he was confronted with an…
How the Junk Science of Hair Analysis Keeps People Behind Bars
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the US criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook. In the three decades since Florida sent Gerald Delane Murray to death…
New judge takes control of another Georgia political map; Cobb schools now found in violation of voting law
Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder History could be repeating itself yet again in the Georgia Capitol early next year, when lawmakers could be taking another crack at an electoral map after a federal judge said it violated the Voting Rights Act’s protections for Black voters. Politically attuned readers likely remember…
Georgia Rep. Ferguson announces he won’t run for reelection, potential candidates to replace him emerge quickly
Georgia U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, a representative who represents a district north of Columbus, walks to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Georgians will be electing at least one new member of Congress next year – Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson announced he will not be…
“Unconscionable”: The Potential Changes to Border Enforcement Tied to Ukraine Aid Could Bring Back Trump-Era Policies
President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, lawmakers are trying to reach a last-minute agreement on tough immigration and border security proposals tied…