Texas’ Standoff With the Border Patrol Is a Constitutional Powder Keg
Texas Army National Guard soldiers attached razor wire to a temporary fence closing off access to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass.Suzanne Ringle/Texas National Guard via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“The Federal Government has broad constitutional powers in determining what…
Can Trump’s Radical Vision for Mass Deportations Be Realized?
Mother Jones illustration; Shannon Stapleton/EFE/ZUMA; Hal Gatewood/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a December rally in Reno, Nevada, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump made his regular promise: To treat immigration as if the United States is at war. He accused President Joe Biden of launching…
A “Trumpier Than Trump” Disgraced West Virginia Coal Baron Is Running for Senate as a Democrat
Former Massey Energy CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship during a town hall on Jan. 18, 2018. AP Photo/Steve Helbe Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Disgraced and once-imprisoned former West Virginia coal magnate Don Blankenship is hoping to occupy Senator Joe…
Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million for Defamation in Rape Case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty; Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jurors in the defamation case against Donald Trump took less than three hours to decide that Trump should pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she claimed Trump raped…
Trump Urges States to Send Troops to Texas Border
Trump pledged to work “hand in hand” with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on deportations if he’s re-elected.Michael Gonzalez via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last night, former president Donald Trump inserted himself into the showdown between the federal government and Texas Gov. Greg…
Trump Shares His New Hampshire Victory With an Accused Sexual Predator
Donald Trump and casino mogul Steve Wynn on July 12, 2005 in Las Vegas. Joe Cavaretta/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After winning the Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, Donald Trump took the stage at his victory celebration and delivered a…