A Chinese Mogul Who Penetrated Trumpworld Was Investigated by FBI Counterintelligence Agents
Mother Jones illustration; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2019, Guo Wengui was building a political empire in the United States. Guo—a real estate mogul who had recently fled China and styled himself as a leading critic of the Chinese Communist…
Glenn Youngkin Spent Millions and Republicans Still Lost in Virginia
David McNew/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After months of interviews, TV appearances, and hype, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin—and his vision of himself as the new standard bearer of how to win as a Republican—ran into a problem: He lost. On Tuesday, Youngkin’s dreams…
Pennsylvania Voters Rejected the Culture Wars in School Board Races
A protester holds a placard during a protest against Moms For Liberty in Philadelphia.Matthew Hatcher/Sipa USA via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Is the “parental rights” movement slowing down? In 2021, there was a broad push after the pandemic from the right to…
Next for the GOP on Abortion: Minority Rule
A protester in Ohio in 2022.SOPA Images/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once again, American voters in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision that last year nullified a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion have told the Republican Party what they…
Yusef Salaam, One of the Exonerated Central Park Five, Wins NYC Election
Yusef Salaam speaks at City Hall in New York City during his campaign.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” earned a new title on Tuesday: New York City Council member-elect. Salaam, a Democrat who will…
Tuesday’s Elections Were a Huge Win for Democracy
A voter carries her ballot to the counting machine after voting at a polling station Nov. 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Democratic victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections were also major triumphs for the efforts to protect democracy…