Trump Seeks to Exploit Assassination Attempts for Political Gain
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the early afternoon on Sunday, a suspected gunman got within several hundred yards of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect was shot at by a Secret…
The Truth About Trump’s Biggest Abortion Lie
Abaca Press/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In her latest video, Mother Jones video creator Kat Abughazaleh traces the history of former President Donald Trump’s dangerous lie that some states allow parents to “execute” babies in so-called “post-birth abortions.” “You can look at…
What Immigration Experts Want From a Harris Administration
Mother Jones illustration; Patrick Semansky/AP, Ivan Valencia/AP; Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Republicans have falsely labeled Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s “border czar” in their attempt to blame her for the number of migrant crossings—which is decreasing. It’s a label…
Shots Fired in Apparent Second Attempted Assassination of Trump, FBI Says
Sheriff vehicles near Trump International Golf Club on Sunday, after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of former President Donald Trump.Stephanie Matat/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The FBI is investigating what officials believe is another attempted assassination of former President Trump, and…
JD Vance Keeps Doubling Down on Racist Lies About Springfield
JD Vance keeps insisting the debunked racist claims he has helped spread are not, in fact, false.Gage Skidmore/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. JD Vance loves a Sunday morning media blitz. In his latest round of television interviews, it appears he will not…
“Republicans for Harris” Keeps Expanding With the Help of Ex-Reagan Staffers
The Harris campaign manages to continue successfully courting Republicans.Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just over a month ago, the Harris-Walz ticket launched what it called “a campaign within a campaign”: an initiative called “Republicans for Harris,” aimed at wooing Trump-skeptical…