Is the GOP Firing Blanks With Its Extremist “Young Gun” House Candidates?
From left: Caroleene Dobson, Joe Kent, and Scott BaughMother Jones illustration; Courtesy of Dobson for Congress/AP; Rachel La Corte/AP; Krysta Fauria/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As the 2024 election hits the final stretch, the Republican Party has been touting its “Young Guns,”…
More Than 100 GOP National Security Officials Endorse Harris
Josh Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Another open letter from Republicans endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid just dropped. This one, first reported by the New York Times, is signed by 111 former national security and foreign policy officials who worked…
The Bureaucrat Who Could Make Trump’s Authoritarian Dreams Real
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the waning days of the Trump presidency, Russell Vought, the outgoing director of the Office of Management and Budget, had a request. After years in Washington, DC, soaking in the minutiae of policy, Vought had come to…
Millions Have Amnesia About the Worst of Trump’s Presidency. Memory Experts Explain Why.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One of the most oft-quoted sentences ever penned by a philosopher is George Santayana’s observation that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In 2024, this aphorism is practically a campaign slogan. Donald Trump,…
Trump Seeks to Exploit Assassination Attempts for Political Gain
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the early afternoon on Sunday, a suspected gunman got within several hundred yards of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect was shot at by a Secret…
Harris Would Ban Paying Disabled Workers Less Than Minimum Wage—Except in Prison
Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in North Carolina. Josh Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this month, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign dropped an issues page detailing the Democratic candidate’s priorities if elected. One brief but important point: Harris’ platform…