Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel in Biden’s Classified Documents Case
/Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he is appointing a special counsel to investigate how classified documents wound up in President Joe Biden’s post-vice-presidency office and in Biden’s Delaware home. At a press conference, Garland…
More Classified Documents Found—This Time in Biden’s Garage
Joe Biden in a Corvette at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in DetroitAP Photo/Carlos Osorio Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden acknowledged on Thursday that a second batch of classified documents from the Obama administration had been found, this time…
Another Santos Money Mystery: He Struck a Curious Business Deal With a Veteran GOP Operative
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as he boards an elevator on Capitol Hill on January 10, 2023. Francis Chung/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This past weekend, George Santos, the Republican fabulist from New York, was sworn in as a member of…
In Brazilian Media, Even More Reports of George Santos’ Lies
Rep. George Santos speaks with reporters as he departs Capitol Hill.Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2008, Bruno Simões was working as a clerk at a store called The Salt in Niterói, a city that neighbors Rio de Janeiro. One day, a…
House May Vote on Abolishing the IRS—and Income Taxes
Fair Tax Act sponsor Earl “Buddy” Carter at a June 2021 “Fire Fauci” press conference. Tom Williams/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) introduced the Fair Tax Act, a House bill that proposes to abolish the IRS…
A Law Signed by Bolsonaro Paved the Way for Authorities to Prosecute His Insurrectionists
Protesters, supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, sit in front of police. Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, in Brazil’s version of the January 6 insurrection, thousands of supporters of defeated former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a coordinated assault against the…