A Prominent Anti-Trump Republican Says He’s Leaving Congress, But Not Quietly
Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of former president Donald Trump’s most vocal critics in the Republican Party, said on Friday that he will not be running for reelection. But over the weekend…
University of Florida Bars Professors From Testifying Against Ron DeSantis’ Voting Law
Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In June, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law requiring state universities to conduct a survey of “viewpoint diversity” and “intellectual freedom” on their campuses. It was an effort,…
Texas’ Attorney General Is Waging a One-Man War Against Pandemic Protections
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit aiming to strike down President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for employees of companies that contract with the federal government. Paxton’s move came one day…
The More We Learn About John Eastman’s Involvement in Trump’s Coup, the Worse it Gets
Members of President Donald Trump’s extra-legal team.Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, the Washington Post dropped another bombshell report on what President Donald Trump’s top lieutenants were up to during the January 6 insurrection: As…
Big Oil Climate Denial Hearing Features Even More Denial
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil testifies via video conference o Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of Climate Desk. A landmark congressional hearing to probe the extent to which the oil industry misled the public about global…
For a Decade, Elizabeth Warren Waged War Against a Student Debt Goliath. She Finally Won.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In 2006, a Harvard Law School bankruptcy professor named Elizabeth Warren went on 60 Minutes to talk about a student loan company called Sallie Mae. At the time, Sallie Mae was functioning as…