The Real Reason House Republicans Kicked Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar leaves her office on February 2, 2023.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans removed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday because she is a Black, Muslim woman. Officially, that’s not the reason. But the…
Tyre Nichols’ Family Attorney Calls on Congress to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, and his stepfather Rodney Wells, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday.Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, Ben Crump, an attorney representing the family of Tyre…
“Lies Have Short Legs”: Inside the Brazilian WhatsApp Group Exposing George Santos
Mother Jones; Andrew Harnik/AP; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Adriana Parizzi sees freshman Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) on television these days she barely recognizes the man with whom she once shared an apartment in New York City. Parizzi first met Santos in…
Kevin McCarthy Booted Adam Schiff for “Lying.” But What About His Lies?
Ron Sachs/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) lashed out at reporters who questioned his decision to remove Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee, of which Schiff was the ranking Democrat. McCarthy, who has…
Trump’s Return to Twitter and Facebook Will Fuel More Political Violence
Trump holding a rally near the White House shortly before the siege of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Soon after Elon Musk purchased Twitter in late October, the tech mogul reinstated Donald Trump’s account, which the company had…
The GOP Sent 61 Insane Emails Begging Me to Buy a $35 Membership
House Republicans, upon learning I had failed to renew my membership. “We are freakinggg out!” they shouted in unison.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It started innocuously enough. A week after the election, I got an email from the National Republican Congressional Committee.…