Watch SNL Roast George Santos as He’s Booted From Congress
After disgraced Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday for alleged ethics violations, including spending donor money on Botox treatments, the writers of Saturday Night Live wasted no time roasting him. The show led off with a news conference by Santos, played by Bowen Yang, on the steps of the US Capitol. “I’m being…
The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend a Century of Tax Law
Mother Jones illustration; George Marks/Retrofile RF/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in Moore v U.S., a case that nominally involves the right of the US government to tax a couple, Charles and Kathleen Moore, on…
George Santos Has Finally Been Expelled
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with 23 feloniesDrew Angerer/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After two indictments, a scathing House Ethics report, and countless…
US Beauty Products Are Still Full of Dodgy Ingredients
Women at a Philadelphia screening of “A Letter to my Sisters,” a documentary about young women and breast cancer.Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the arcane and often seemingly impenetrable bureaucracy of the US government, few agencies have as broad of…
Dueling, Shoving, and Threats in Congress. Why Are Republicans Like This?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.I watch the news for a living and come across moments of political dysfunction at a regular clip. So, I was not shocked to learn that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who until last month was second in the presidential…
Tens of Thousands March in Washington to Support Israel
Demonstrators gather on the National Mall in Washington DC during an event in support of the state of Israel.Aaron Schwartz/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A little over a month after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, tens of…