22 Questions Reporters Should Have Asked at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago press conference, August. 8, 2024.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Have you seen any of those clips from Donald Trump’s rambling press conference this past Thursday? If not, count yourself lucky. Standing at a Mar-a-Lago podium, Trump…
Trump’s Dangerous Campaign of Hatred Against Migrant “Invaders”
Mother Jones; Carol Guzy/ZUMA (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the morning of August 3, 2019, a 21-year-old man walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle. He murdered 23 people and injured 22 others.…
Georgia Senate panel investigating Fani Willis pushes for more accountability among DAs
Athens Republican Sen. Bill Cowsert, left, asked several Fulton County officials at a May 3 investigation committee hearing whether they believed county officials should have a greater influence over special prosecutors hired by the district attorney. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder (File) A Georgia Senate special committee investigating the professional conduct of Fulton County District Attorney Fani…
Trump Is a Threat Whether He Wins or Loses, Biden Says
In his first sit-down interview since dropping out, President Biden warned of the threats posed by Trump—whether he wins or loses. CBS Sunday Mornings Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In his first interview since dropping out of the election last month and endorsing…
The Wildest Things JD Vance Said in His Sunday Morning Media Blitz
Sen. JD Vance—pictured with wife Usha in the background at the Republican National Convention last month—is trying to clean up his past comments. But he may have made things worse.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Sunday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) made…
Trump’s Helicopter Jumble Is Only His Latest Mix-Up
Trump campaigning in Montana on Thursday.Rick Bowmer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Thursday, while attacking Vice President Kamala Harris during a meandering Mar-a-Lago press conference, the former president shared an anecdote about almost meeting his maker during a turbulent helicopter ride with…