I Am Donald Trump’s Only Hope
Donald Trump and Rep. Kevin McCarthy in 2020Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Donald Trump announced that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, he called on supporters to take to the streets. “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” he wrote. Trump’s rhetoric…
Mike Pence’s Harshest Critique of January 6 Comes Too Late
Mike Pence signing his book in San Antonio in January.Robin Jerstad/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Mike Pence is fighting to avoid testifying before a grand jury investigating January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. He blew off the congressional committee that looked into the matter,…
Joe Biden’s New Tax Plan Is Ambitious—and Wildly Optimistic
President Biden takes questions from reporters on Thursday, March 9, 2023.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Joe Biden’s latest budget, not surprisingly, is pretty pie-in-the-sky. Presidential budgets are wish lists, after all, statements of priorities that throw down the gauntlet for the other…
Another Santos Scandal? He Diverted Voter Registration Money to a GOP-Allied Gay Rights Site
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) attends President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7, 2023.Samuel Corum/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.During Rep. George Santos’ second run for a congressional seat on Long Island—he lost his first—he helped raise money for and…
Will SCOTUS Overturn This 1996 Law Governing the Internet?
People wait in line outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2023.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In November 2015, Nohemi Gonzalez was a 23-year-old California State University, Long Beach, student studying abroad in Paris. That’s…
IRS Confirmation Hearing Hints at Partisan Battles to Come
Daniel Werfel, nominee for IRS commissioner, testified Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Daniel Werfel, President Biden’s nominee for IRS commissioner, though not nearly so contentious as it might have…