“History Is Watching Us”: Democratic Senators Go All In for Voting Rights
Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After two days of debate on the Senate floor, the Democrats’ Hail Mary push for voting rights came up short, as Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin joined with the GOP to block a rules change…
Atlanta Prosecutor Requests Special Grand Jury in Trump Election Probe
Fani Willis, the Fulton County DA investigating Trump’s Georgia election meddlingAlyssa Pointer/TNS/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In early January 2021, then-President Donald Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and demanded that he “find 11,780 votes” to sway the state’s…
If You’re Wondering Who’s Paying for All That Ivermectin—You Are
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Doctors have known for more than a year now that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin isn’t effective against Covid. The FDA has explicitly warned against prescribing it to Covid patients, but many physicians still do—and public and private insurance companies…
The January 6 Committee Just Asked to Speak With Ivanka Trump
Stefani Reynolds/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a letter sent Thursday, the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol requested the voluntary cooperation of Ivanka Trump, a notable escalation in the panel’s attempts to interview Donald…
GOP States Are Shredding Voting Rights and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Now Complicit
Senate TV/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For the fifth time during the last year, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats on Wednesday from passing sweeping legislation that would roll back GOP efforts to make it harder to vote. Their justification: there is no…
The Biden Administration Just Revealed the Layers of Hypocrisy in Its Border Policy
Migrants sit against a fence while waiting to board a Border Patrol bus after crossing the Rio Grande in November 2021. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Biden administration argued in court Wednesday in defense of Title 42, a…