Trump’s Dangerous Campaign of Hatred Against Migrant “Invaders”
Mother Jones; Carol Guzy/ZUMA (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the morning of August 3, 2019, a 21-year-old man walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle. He murdered 23 people and injured 22 others.…
Can Ilhan Omar Fend Off AIPAC?
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP; Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune/AP; Wikimedia; Henry A/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Next week, Rep. Ilhan Omar will take on a familiar opponent. On Tuesday, August 13, the progressive stalwart will face a second-consecutive primary challenge from Don…
Climate Deniers Aren’t Mainstream, But Congress Is Rife With Them
From left, Ted Cruz (Texas), Steve Scalise (Louisiana), and August Pfluger (Texas) are all openly hostile to federal climate efforts..Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US politics is an outlier bastion of climate denial with nearly one in four members of…
The Disingenuous Attack That Progressives Voted Against the Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) questions witnesses during a roundtable discussion on Supreme Court ethics on June 11, 2024. Jemal Countess/Getty/Court Accountability Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In June, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) lost to George Latimer in the most expensive primary in the…
The Big Money Push to Oust Cori Bush
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On her 48th birthday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) celebrated by campaigning. Yes, there was cake, and there was singing, and there was a DJ, but there was also—a little under three weeks out from a heated…
JD Vance Has Supported Criminalizing People Seeking Abortions
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Republican vice-presidential nominee, speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Aude Guerrucci/MaxPPP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump may seek to obfuscate his stance on abortion and distance himself from Project 2025’s ultraconservative policy goals, but the…