Ted Cruz Touted the Endorsement of an Activist Who Supported Killing “Abortionists”
Mother Jones illustration; Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2015, as Sen. Ted Cruz mounted a competitive presidential campaign and courted the religious right ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the Texas Republican touted the support of a controversial anti-abortion crusader.…
Shots Fired in Apparent Second Attempted Assassination of Trump, FBI Says
Sheriff vehicles near Trump International Golf Club on Sunday, after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of former President Donald Trump.Stephanie Matat/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The FBI is investigating what officials believe is another attempted assassination of former President Trump, and…
JD Vance Keeps Doubling Down on Racist Lies About Springfield
JD Vance keeps insisting the debunked racist claims he has helped spread are not, in fact, false.Gage Skidmore/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. JD Vance loves a Sunday morning media blitz. In his latest round of television interviews, it appears he will not…
Women on TikTok Are Schooling a Trump Ally Who Denied People Are “Bleeding Out” Due To Abortion Bans
Former Trump White House official John McEntee.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Project 2025 staffer and former Trump White House personnel chief John McEntee tried to score points on social media on Thursday by denying that women were “bleeding out” due…
Harris’ Embrace of Dick Cheney Was Just One Way She Courted National Security Hawks
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Vice President Kamala Harris used Tuesday night’s debate to tout her bipartisan appeal, she emphasized the backing she’d received from two particularly notable GOP officials. “I actually have the endorsement of 200 Republicans,” she said,…
Lynda Carter’s Sister Is Running in a Key Arizona Race. Wonder Woman Is Sounding the Alarm.
Mother Jones illustration; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Arizona’s fourth legislative district, located in the suburban heart of Maricopa County, might be the ultimate bellwether in the ultimate bellwether state. And this fall, the stakes are impossibly…