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Senator Bob Menendez Convicted on All Counts in Bribery Trial

Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A jury found New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez guilty on all counts on Tuesday afternoon, marking the end of the powerful lawmaker’s two-month corruption trial. Federal prosecutors had accused Menendez of accepting bribes in exchange for…

Anti-Abortion Firebrands Are Celebrating the Trump-Vance Ticket

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has railed against abortion, divorce, and people who don’t want to have children. Now, he’s Trump’s running mate.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. After former President Trump announced on Monday that he had picked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio)…

AOC Wants to Impeach SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito

AOC is taking on SCOTUS.Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas removed from the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the congresswoman filed articles of impeachment against the two justices, alleging in a…

Biden Tells Congressional Democrats He’s Not Going Anywhere

Biden is staying defiant and refusing to drop out of the race for the presidency—despite growing calls from Congressional Democrats to do so.Kyle Mazza/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Biden has a message for the growing number of Democrats raising concerns about…