Trump’s January 6 Charges Have Been Renewed—Despite His “Absolute Immunity”
Trump inciting rioters on January 6, 2021. Shawn Thew/Zuma. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment of Donald Trump on Tuesday that leaves in place the same criminal charges—even as it narrows the underlying allegations—in response to…
Tim Walz Was No Protest Leader
Mother Jones; Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this month, Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance made a bold claim about his new opponent: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vance said, “is a guy who says he stands for…
Congresswoman Lucy McBath, other Dems call for removal of Trump loyalists on Georgia Election Board
Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath accused Monday three conservative Georgia State Election Board members of conducting an illegal meeting and passing new election certification rules that could be used by Donald Trump and Trump supporters to “throw our country into chaos.” Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Several Democratic Georgia lawmakers, and religious and civil rights leaders implored…
Hundreds More Former GOP Officials Endorse Harris
Hundreds more Republicans say they’ll be voting for Harris in November.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The trend continues: Republicans are defecting from former President Donald Trump in droves. More than 200 Republican officials who once worked for former President…
UPS Drivers Won “Historic Heat Protections.” They Say the Company Hasn’t Lived Up to That Promise.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A year after a union contract won “historic heat protections” for UPS drivers, the Teamsters are still pushing the company to do more to protect workers in vehicles that can reach up to 120 degrees. Multiple employees told…
Trump’s Campaign Sure Doesn’t Seem to Want People to Hear Him at the Debate
Mother Jones illustration; Patrick Semansky/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It appears that even the Trump campaign wants the former president to keep quiet. That’s according to a story published by Politico this morning, which alleges that the Trump campaign is locked…