Donald Trump’s Campaigning in North Carolina. Mark Robinson Won’t Be Appearing With Him.
AP/Chris Seward Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump will be campaigning in North Carolina today—without Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor by his side. The Trump campaign has remained mum about Robinson, a top Trump ally, since CNN reported…
After Bomb Threats, Springfield Mayor Gives Himself Emergency Powers
A church sign at House of Prayer near the First Haitian Church and community center in Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Luis Andres Henao/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Public resources in Springfield, Ohio, were strained long before former President Donald…
MAGA Republicans Pass New Election Rules in Georgia That Could Rig the State for Trump
An attendee holds a sign that says “This Meeting is Illegal” during a hastily planned Georgia State Election Board meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta on July 12, 2024.Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Less than two months before the election,…
Project 2025 Aims to Kill Federal Subsidies for Carbon Removal Projects
A Chevron drilling rig designed to assist in carbon capture.Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over the past few years, the United States has become the go-to location for companies seeking to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. There are a handful of demonstration-scale…
Uncommitted Won’t Endorse Harris But Urges Voters to “Block Donald Trump”
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Pool/Cnp/CNP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Uncommitted movement announced on Thursday that it will not be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. The decision comes in response to Harris declining to break with the Biden administration over its response…
How Republicans Could Block a Democratic Victory in Georgia
An election worker examines a ballot during vote counting in the 2020 election at State Farm Arena, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is no stranger to voter suppression in Georgia and she sees…