Why You Should Care That Ginni Thomas Is Bonkers
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia Thomas at funeral services for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our…
Federal Judge Says Trump Likely Committed Felonies
Donald Trump speaking on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. Shawn Thew/CNP via Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Former President Donald Trump probably broke the law by encouraging supporters to help him hang onto power after his defeat in the 2020…
Merrick Garland Should Tell Us if DOJ Is Investigating Trump for His Attempted Coup
Merrick Garland speaking at the Department of Justice in Washington on January 5, 2022.Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible…
Texas’ Big Lie-Pushing, Scandal-Drenched AG Is Heading to a Runoff
November 1, 2021, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, offers remarks outside in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, Monday, November 1, 2021. The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to review a controversial Texas abortion law but refused to block the law while…
States of Denial: A Guide to Some of the GOP’s Most Brazen Attacks on Voting Rights and Elections
From left: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantisMother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Ahead of the midterms, Republicans have launched a full-scale assault on the election system. Fueled by the…
The Trump Coup: Maybe We Can’t Handle the Truth
A pro-Trump demonstrator carries a sign near the US Capitol on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack.John Lamparski/AP Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, This Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. This Land is written by David twice a week…