In Heartfelt Address, Biden Passes the Torch—and Reminds Us What’s at Stake
President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.Mother Jones illustration; Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “I revere this office, but I love my country more.” The line was perhaps the defining takeaway of President…
“Shut Up, Asshole”: Democrats Want Delegates Frustrated by Gaza Policy to Just Fall in Line
In towns like Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, “Uncommitted” outperformed Joe Biden on the February Democratic Primary ballot. Now, the state’s two uncommitted delegates are trying to make their voices heard. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last night, the Michigan…
Kamala Harris Is Running as the Prosecutor Taking on Trump
In the first official speech of her campaign for the presidency, Vice President Harris cut a stark contrast to former President Trump.Dominic Gwinn/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris’ days as a courtroom prosecutor are long behind her. But in…
For Kamala Harris, Black Women Are Already a Crucial Fundraising Force
Black women are already proving to be a strong and enthusiastic fundraising base for Vice President Kamala Harris. Mother Jones; Greg Hauenstein / SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Sunday night, more than 40,000 Black women reportedly gathered on…
Kamala Harris Is Raking In Campaign Cash
Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Democratic donors unleashed a pent-up flood of cash into the barely established campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris with more than $100 million gushing into Democratic campaign coffers from small grassroots donors since the…
The Myth of Kamala Harris as “Border Czar”
Vice President Kamala Harris Harris talks to the media on arrival to El Paso, Texas.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Even before President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race on Sunday afternoon, Republicans already had a line of…