More and More Rappers Are Hopping Aboard the Trump Train
Paul Sancya/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Since kicking off his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s team has tried everything to appeal to Black voters. In February, Trump told a group of Black conservatives that his indictments endeared him to “the Black people.”…
Another Likely Casualty of the Latest Supreme Court Rulings: The Taxman
Mother Jones illustration; Erin Schaff/The New York Times/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just when the IRS was starting to get its mojo back, the Supreme Court had to go and throw a wrench into the works. By now, most civic-minded Americans…
The DNC Just Launched Its First Paid Media Ad Against J.D. Vance
Former President Donald Trump named US Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his Vice Presidential running mate on July 15, 2024 at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump announced his selection of…
Georgia Dems try to redirect focus to conservative Project 2025 agenda as Biden campaign struggles
Congressman Hank Johnson (center) and state lawmakers Derrick Jackson and Sonya Halpern held a press conference Wednesday to condemn Project 2025, which is the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial presidential transition plan. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Georgia Democrats are joining their national colleagues in sounding the alarm about an influential conservative think tank’s presidential transition plan called…
Biden tests positive for COVID, will return home to Delaware
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In this photo, he holds a news conference at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to statements from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and…
Georgia college educators advise state Senate panel that it’s time to embrace AI
Georgia Sen. Ed Setzler (left) speaks with state Sen. Jason Esteves after a legislative study committee meeting on artificial intelligence held Wednesday at Georgia Tech. Kate Verity/Georgia Recorder Artificial Intelligence is another technological advancement like calculators once were, and educators should help students learn to use it constructively rather than resist allowing them to use…