The Big Joke Behind Sarah Palin’s Congressional Bid
Sarah Palin leaves the courthouse in New York, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.Seth Wenig/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Sarah Palin made me laugh this morning. I was looking at my inbox and spotted a fundraising email from her. The subject heading…
New Records Show Tax Money Paid for Madison Cawthorn’s Resort Booking
A “boutique mountain hotel” got thousands in government funds. AP Photo/Chris Seward Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), a politician who has made it a point to rail against colleagues who “love wasting your hard-earned tax dollars,” appears…
We’re Running Out of Money to Track Covid Variants. An Expert Explains Why That Would Be Very Bad.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The United States is at risk of running out of money to fight Covid. Without additional funds from Congress, the White House warned last month, the country will see immediate consequences. Additional, free booster…
A Top Advocate for a No-Fly Zone in Ukraine Has Some Baggage
Kurt Volker testifies on November 19, 2019.Caroline Brehman/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.US foreign policy establishment figures are calling for NATO to impose a “limited” no-fly zone over Ukraine. And one of the most vocal advocates downplaying the…
No. Ted Cruz Was Not Right About Russia’s Ukraine Invasion.
Ted Cruz at a March 2 press conference.Michael Brochstein/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Sen. Ted Cruz, who hopes one day to be president, would like Americans to believe that his policies could have saved Ukraine, if Democrats weren’t such weenies. Since…
Biden’s Fresh Pitch for Prosperity: Fund My Agenda, Dammit
Shawn Thew/Pool/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As I described earlier this evening, the first section of President Joe Biden’s speech tonight, in which he forcefully rebuked Vladimir Putin, generated some bipartisan support from a bitterly divided Congress. But as Biden moved…