Black Student Suspended Over Dreadlocks Removed and Transferred to a Disciplinary Program
Michael Wyke/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Texas high school that suspended a Black student for more than a month over the length of his dreadlocks is removing the student and transferring him to an alternative disciplinary program. Starting yesterday, Darryl George, an…
Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) arrives to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans continue to debate their pick for Speaker after their initial candidate, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), failed to get the majority of the needed votes. The full House of Representatives…
With violence raging in Israel, U.S. citizens to be flown out on charters
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. State Department photo As the death toll in Israel rises, the Biden administration will provide charter flights to help U.S. citizens leave the country and continued Thursday to pledge unconditional support for the Middle East ally in the…
Sen. Bob Menendez Charged With Acting as a Foreign Agent for Egypt
Sen. Bob Menendez during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on January 26, 2023.Bill Clark/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department on Thursday issued a new indictment against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife, this time accusing the couple of acting as…
Trump Deceived Deutsche Bank, Former Exec Testifies
Rebecca Blackwell/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A former Deutsche Bank executive testified this week that the German financial behemoth only agreed to make massive loans to Donald Trump because of Trump’s vast personal fortune. The problem? The bank apparently thought, based at least…
Virginia Democrats Push for DOJ Investigation After Voters Were Wrongfully Removed
Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Virginia Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the state’s elections department after the administration announced last week that it had mistakenly removed eligible voters from voter rolls after incorrectly listing them as convicted felons.…