The Audacity of Elon Musk’s $180 Million Pledge to Elect Donald Trump
Mother Jones; Str/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Starmax/Newscom/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was originally published on Judd Legum’s Substack, Popular Information, to which you can subscribe here. Billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to give $45 million a month to a Super PAC that’s encouraging swing-state supporters…
Democrats Seem Set on Rushing Joe Biden’s Nomination. Republicans Are Thrilled.
Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House.Artem Priakhin/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As Republican delegates convene in a red, white, and blue balloon-filled Milwaukee arena to formally nominate Donald Trump as their presidential nominee, Democrats are at a…
Peter Navarro to RNC: “I Went to Prison So You Won’t Have To”
Peter Navarro on January 25, 2024, after he was sentenced to four months in prison for flouting a committee subpoena. Bryan Olin Dozier/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Straight from jail, Peter Navarro told the Republican National Convention Wednesday: “I went to prison…
J.D. Vance’s Past Attacks on Trump Aren’t Hypocrisy. They’re His Main Argument.
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the RNC.Nate Gowdy/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the days when the nation’s confused liberals and bereft neocons wanted to understand the rise of Donald Trump with empathy—but without challenging too many assumptions about power…
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.”…
Moms for Liberty Have Had a Rough Year. They’re Still RNC Darlings.
Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at Moms for Liberty’s town hall event at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. (Photo by Kiera Butler) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the second day of the Republican National Convention, I made my way back to Milwaukee’s symphony…