The GOP’s “Softened” Abortion Platform Is A Ruse
Former President Trump has said he’d leave abortion rights “to the states” if re-elected—but the new draft Republican Party platform says the quiet part out loud. Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. If you read coverage of the Republican Party platform in…
Biden Tells Congressional Democrats He’s Not Going Anywhere
Biden is staying defiant and refusing to drop out of the race for the presidency—despite growing calls from Congressional Democrats to do so.Kyle Mazza/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Biden has a message for the growing number of Democrats raising concerns about…
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig Calls for Biden to Drop Out
Bonnie Cash/Pool/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. More than a week after a disastrous debate, President Joe Biden sat down with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News to answer some of the tough questions his performance raised about his ability to run for office.…
Local Radio Host Says Biden Team Sent Pre-Planned Questions
Biden speaks at the White House a month before his disastrous debate performance.Samuel Corum/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Joe Biden tried to recover from a disastrous first debate performance and reassure American voters that he’s not too old or cognitively impaired…
The Ghosts of 1968 Haunting Joe Biden
There are important historical differences between the two political eras. But eerie parallels are mounting.Samuel Corum/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes—and 2024 is, no matter how inconvenient for an embattled Joe Biden, resonating…
The Democrats Going Public With Their Concerns Over Biden
Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Joe BidenMother Jones; Bonnie Cash/Pool/CNP/ZUMA; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first Democrat in office to call for President Biden to drop out of the general election in…