Texas Democrats Will Flee State to Thwart GOP Voter Suppression Bill
Reginald Mathalone/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A majority of Texas Democrats will flee the state in order to block the advancement of a series of Republican-backed voter suppression bills barreling their way through the state’s legislature, where floor votes on the…
Here’s How Biden’s New Executive Order Could Shake Up Big Ag
President Joe Biden signs an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy, with antitust stalwart Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, directly to his left. Evan Vucci/AP Photo Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last Friday, President Joe Biden…
Richard Branson’s Space Flight Was Fun. But Who Is He Taking for a Ride?
Richard Branson answers students’ questions during a news conference at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, N.M., on Sunday, July 11, 2021.AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Hours before he blasted into space on his own private rocket, billionaire…
Fox News Invites Trump on to Whitewash the January 6 Insurrection
A Trump supporter invites a police officer into a fist fight during a melee at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.AP Photo/Julio Cortez Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Donald Trump appeared on Fox News on Sunday morning to promote some brazen…
Fauci Calls CPAC Cheering of Low Vaccination Numbers “Horrifying”
Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Conservative Political Action Committee conference in Dallas this weekend has been full of the usual moments from the Republican Party’s most outrageous figures trying to be the most performatively…
Under Trump, Presidents Got More Power to Fire Agency Heads. Biden Just Used It.
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Friday, Joe Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump administration appointee who had clashed with congressional Democrats and disability rights activists. Originally appointed by Donald Trump in 2018, Saul’s term was set…