This Woman Drove Straight to Milwaukee After Watching Trump Get Shot
Gene J. Puskar/AP; James West/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Reneé White, 57, was standing on the bleachers right behind former President Donald Trump in the “tight shot” for the campaign cameras on Saturday afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was a long…
Has Anyone Seen Mike Pence?
Mother Jones illustration; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off Monday in Milwaukee, is a super-powerful magnet for anyone with even a passing connection to conservative politics. To enter the Fiserv Forum downtown, I first had…
Aileen Cannon Threw Out the Trump Documents Case—Just Like Clarence Thomas Wanted
Mother Jones; Eric Lee/Pool//CNP/ZUMA; Southern District of Florida Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court announced that former presidents are immune from prosecution for possibly all official acts undertaken while in office. This new rule, the majority said, was…
Officials Would Like the Secret Service to Explain Itself
Secret service agents covered former president Donald Trump after a shooter opened fire, striking Trump, killing a spectator, and critically injuring two others.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, there…
Attempted Trump Assassination Triggers a Flood of MAGA BS
Donald Trump is helped off the stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, following an assassination attempt on the former president.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It is hardly surprising that a political movement that has as…
Condemnation Pours Out After Trump Rally Shooting. So Do Heated Allegations.
Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage after a shooting at his campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.Gene J. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Officials on both sides of the aisle expressed shock,…