Abortion Rights Advocates See Harris as an Ideal Messenger
Vice President Harris has been a more direct and consistent messenger on abortion rights than President Biden.Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Sunday, abortion rights advocates got some rare good news. After President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection…
After Biden Drops Out, Trump Lashes Out
Former President Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris would be easier to beat than President Biden—but it’s not so simple.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Despite his calls for “unity” this week, former President Trump denigrated President Biden within minutes of the…
Joe Manchin Asks President Biden to Drop Out
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Sunday that President Biden should “pass the torch.”Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Sunday, another influential Democratic ally—Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.)—joined the growing calls for President Joe Biden to make way for a new…
At This Rally, Everyone Loves Biden—and Wants Him to Drop Out
Protesters demand US President Joe Biden drop out in front of the White House at a rally held on July 20, 2024.DANIEL SLIM/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. While President Joe Biden was holed up in Rehoboth, Delaware, recovering from Covid on Saturday…
It’s a Workers’ Party Now?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the first night of the Republican National Convention, I settled into a seat in the upper levels of Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum to watch the most incongruous political address of my life. The speaker was Sean O’Brien, the…
I Found the “Secretary of Retribution” at the Republican Convention
Ivan Raiklin, a prominent election denier and Trump supporter, sits in the audience during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing.Graeme Sloan/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. I found the “Secretary of Retribution” on Tuesday, sitting on a…