What to Know About the Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas
A woman plasters photos of Israeli children from Kibbutz Afar Azza missing and held captive in Gaza, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.Ariel Schalit/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Hamas and Israel will free hostages and prisoners in a deal brokered by American, Qatari, and Egyptian…
New Yorkers Sure Don’t Seem to Trust, Much Less Like, Their Mayor
Richard Drew/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“I know you don’t like to admit it,” New York Mayor Eric Adams told reporters last month. “But I know you get on your knees and pray every night, ‘Thank God Eric is the mayor of our…
Mexico Has Become a Haven for Americans Seeking an Abortion
Mother Jones illustration; YangYin/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One last-minute round-trip flight from Biloxi, Mississippi, to Cancún, Mexico, runs about $171 USD; three nights at a three-star hotel there can cost as little as $129. A three-day car rental in the resort town…
Israel and Hamas agree to temporary cease-fire, hostage release deal
Trucks carrying aid await an opportunity to enter Gaza via the Rafah crossing on November 22, 2023 in Arish, Egypt. Early Wednesday morning, Israel and Hamas announced a four-day truce that would pause fighting in the war that’s raged since Oct. 7. Media reports indicate that, as part of the deal, 200 aid trucks, four…
Balance of state’s political power on the table when lawmakers gather for special session next week
Every winter, state lawmakers gather in Atlanta and decide how to spend taxpayer dollars and vote on issues affecting Georgians’ daily lives. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder When state lawmakers meet next week to redraw Georgia’s political maps, a national audience will follow the debate over the creation of an additional court-ordered majority Black district in west…
Fulton judge rejects revoking defendant’s bond for social media posts in 2020 election case
Defendant Harrison Floyd, left, a leader in the Black Voices for Trump organization, listens on Nov. 21 as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis addressed the court during a bond revocation hearing related to the Georgia election indictments. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP) The former director of Black Voices for Trump Harrison William Floyd…