Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It’s a Big Test for the Media.
Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A newly discovered laptop, the FBI, a trove of emails, October, a presidential election—it sounds familiar. Especially when you add in a Russian disinformation campaign. On Wednesday, the New York Post released what it hailed as…
Think Cross Burnings Targeting Black Families Are Hate Crimes? This GOP Senate Hopeful Disagreed.
Jason Lewis.Mark Vancleave/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Before launching his 2020 campaign to become a Minnesota senator, Jason Lewis spent more than two decades as a conservative broadcaster. While in 2016 he parlayed his media perch into a single term as GOP congressman…
Climate Change Could Tip the Scales in These 6 Toss-Up House Races
A California mail-in ballot.David Poller/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. With so much focus on the 2020 presidential race, it’s easy to forget there’s also a lot…
On Wednesday, Mike Pence Downplayed Hurricanes. Last Night, Delta Proved Him Wrong.
Mike Pence on Thursday in Arizona.Ross D. Franklin, AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.2020 has been a year of climate records. It will be one of the top five hottest years ever recorded—quite possibly the hottest ever. The west coast has seen…
Listen to Sen. Cory Gardner’s Unbelievable Climate Conspiracy Theory
Sen. Cory Gardner.Caroline Brehman/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Facing an uphill battle for reelection in a state where two-thirds of registered voters polled last month…
Michigan’s Attorney General Will “Pounce” If Militias Mess with Voting
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.David Eggert/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On October 1, Michigan’s attorney general’s office announced four felony charges against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two right wing conservative operatives known for flamboyant and often legally dubious schemes to drum up support…