Trump Explodes at Judge in New York Fraud Trial
In this courtroom sketch, Donald Trump testifies in New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.Elizabeth Williams/via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Donald Trump took the witness stand Monday as the defendant in a $250 million civil fraud case, he found himself…
Why the Entire Country Should Pay Attention to Virginia’s Elections on Tuesday
Mother Jones illustration; Buyenlarge/Getty; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“Are you a Republican or a Democrat?” asked a Stafford County, Virginia voter as she stood inside her screened-in porch Thursday evening. “I’m firstly a person,” replied Leonard Lacey, the Democratic candidate running…
A Record Number of U.N. Aid Workers Have Been Killed in the Israel-Hamas War
United Nations workers prepare aid for distribution to Palestinians, who have fled their homes due to Israeli strikes and take shelter in a UN-run school, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2023.Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and…
Inside the Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight Over the Soul of a Pennsylvania School District
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Lela Casey decided to speak up at a school board meeting of Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District in September, she was still troubled by an incident that had happened at a similar meeting in March. The mother of…
Donald Trump Freed a Convicted Medicare Fraudster. The Justice Department Wants Him Back.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On a Thursday in September 2019, Philip Esformes arrived for his sentencing at the federal courthouse in downtown Miami looking pale and gaunt. The previous April, after an eight-week trial, Esformes, heir to a large, successful chain of nursing…
Spending mess in Congress could arch over into pivotal 2024 election year
Next year, the entire U.S. House and one-third of the Senate will be up for reelection, with possibly acrimonious congressional primaries on both sides of the aisle and the battle over selection of a Republican presidential nominee. Getty Images WASHINGTON — Congress will need to pass a second stopgap funding measure before Thanksgiving if lawmakers…