The Ghosts of 1968 Haunting Joe Biden
There are important historical differences between the two political eras. But eerie parallels are mounting.Samuel Corum/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes—and 2024 is, no matter how inconvenient for an embattled Joe Biden, resonating…
“The President Is Now a King”: The Most Blistering Lines From Dissents in the Trump Immunity Case
Mother Jones; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In response to the Supreme Court’s momentous decision ruling that presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for “official” acts, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued blistering dissents. They blasted the reasoning…
The Supreme Court Just Put Trump Above the Law
Justin Lane/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that presidents have broad criminal immunity for official acts, effectively placing the presidency beyond the reach of criminal law for the first time in the country’s history. The 6-3 decision…
Steve Bannon Has a Lot to Say Before Going to Prison Monday
Steve Bannon speaks at the Turning Point USA ”People’s Convention,” in Detroit, MichiganDominic Gwinn/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump confidante and far-right agitator Steve Bannon talks for nearly four hours most days of the week on his show, War…
How the ACLU Is Planning for the Return of Trump
ACLU President Deborah Archer speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival.Daniel Bayer/Aspen Ideas Festival Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. During the four years of the Trump presidency, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed more than 430 legal actions against the Republican administration. In…
Trump Turned “Palestinian” Into a Slur
Mother Jones illustration; Gerald Herbert/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Five months ago, during a GOP presidential debate, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis whether he’d endorse ethnic cleansing. “Do you support the mass removal of Palestinians from Gaza?” Tapper inquired. “As…