The Hunter Biden Plea Deal That Republicans Hate Hit a Hurdle
Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on Wednesday.Julio Cortez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the Justice Department after a years-long investigation—and that Republicans have attacked as too lenient—hit an unexpected bump on Wednesday…
Ron DeSantis Hired a Rising Right-Wing Intellectual. The Campaign Just Fired Him After a Nazi-Meme Video.
Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It happened again. A high-profile right-wing figure had to fire a staffer for connections with Nazi stuff. On Tuesday, according to Axios, the DeSantis campaign communications staffer Nate Hochman, somewhat famous as a rising intellectual on the right, was…
The Rich History and Underestimated Political Clout of the Black Working Class
Mother Jones; Katrina Wittkamp Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The 2024 presidential election cycle has begun, and the white working class once more has commanded the spotlight. Pollsters obsess over how their economic struggles and resentments influence their political choices. Democrats and Republicans jockey to win…
Birthright Citizenship Is Fundamental to “Who We Are as a Nation.” So Why Do Republicans Attack It?
Naturalization ceremony in the Rotunda of the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.John Autey/MediaNews Group/St. Paul Pioneer Press/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early July, CNN’s Abby Phillip confronted Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy about his position on birthright citizenship,…
“Oppenheimer”: A Masterpiece Missing a Piece
Cillian Murphy as the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Courtesy of Universal Studios Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics,…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Rule Restricting Asylum
Women hold their wristbands high in the hope they are chosen by Border Patrol agents.Gregory Bull/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, a federal judge in California delivered a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to manage migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border.…