How the Right Explains Trump’s Authoritarian Logic to Themselves
Steven Wilson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last year, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg unsealed a criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for 34 counts of falsifying business records. To right-wing pundits, this amounted to a declaration of war—a “legal jihad,” in…
Northwest Coastal Tribes Threatened by Rising Seas Are Drowning—in Paperwork
A storm barrier, the result of an emergency federal project, will prevent winter storms from thrashing the coastal lowlands of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s lands near Tokeland, Washington. Courtesy of Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe via High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coastal…
Georgia, national Democratic leaders call for gun safety legislation after Apalachee High shooting
A police line is put up in front of Apalachee High School after a school shooting took place on September 4, 2024 in Winder. Four fatalities and multiple injuries have been reported and a suspect is in custody according to authorities. Megan Varner/Getty Images Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as…
How Elon Musk Is Tying His Love for Trump to His Fight in Brazil
Mother Jones illustration; Jordan Strauss∕AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In an alternate universe where you had no access to any source of information beyond Elon Musk’s tweets, it might appear that the owner of Twitter/X is currently fighting a pitched and heroic…
JD Vance Has Yet Another Connection to Project 2025
Turns out Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has yet another connection to the group behind Project 2025.Maxppp/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Bad news for the Trump campaign: Despite their candidate’s desperation to distance himself from Project 2025, connections keep emerging between Trump, his…
John McCain’s Son Puts Trump on Blast for Cemetery Stunt
Jimmy McCain spoke at the 2018 memorial service for his father, the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Try as they might, Trump aides cannot seem to quell criticism of their recent photo op at Arlington…