Mike Pence’s Harshest Critique of January 6 Comes Too Late
Mike Pence signing his book in San Antonio in January.Robin Jerstad/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Mike Pence is fighting to avoid testifying before a grand jury investigating January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. He blew off the congressional committee that looked into the matter,…
Trump’s Access Hollywood Tape Can Be Used in Defamation Lawsuit
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge on Friday said that the infamous 2005 Access Hollywood tape recording of Donald Trump bragging that his celebrity allows him to “grab” women by the “pussy” can be used in writer E. Jean Carroll’s…
Marianne Williamson is the Only Democrat Running for President—For Now
Marianne Williamson outside the first 2020 Democratic presidential debate.SMG/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At this moment, there’s only one confirmed Democratic candidate for president in 2024: Marianne Williamson. The self-help author, New Age guru, and spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey confirmed her candidacy in…
A New Poll Finds That Democrats Really Don’t Want Biden to Run Again
President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 03, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As President Joe Biden prepares to launch his re-election campaign in the coming months, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll…
The Billionaire Koch Network Wants to Defeat Trump in 2024
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee’s Annual Meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Koch world is over Donald Trump. Americans for Prosperity Action, the group that spends millions…
A Historic Vote Just Reshaped the Democratic Primary. But There Are Battles Ahead.
President Biden himself championed the historic shake-up. Here he is speaking at the DNC’s winter conclave on Friday.Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Bucking decades of political tradition, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted for a new line-up of early primary dates in…