With FBI Raid, Merrick Garland Has No Choice But to Go Big on the Trump Probe
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice on August 4, 2022.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Merrick Garland has forced his own hand. With the surprise FBI raid on Donald Trump’s much-cherished Mar-a-Lago residence and club, the attorney general…
The January 6 Rudy Giuliani Mystery
A video of Rudy Giuliani is displayed on a screen at a hearing of House select committee investigating the January 6 riot.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Editor’s note: This column by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, Our Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. Our Land is written by…
Here’s Why Jan. 6 Investigators Want to Get Their Hands on Alex Jones’ Phone
Briana Sanchez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.An Austin, Texas, jury on Friday found that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook parents $45.2 million in punitive damages for broadcasting defamatory claims that the 2012 school massacre was a government plot—and that the…
Election Denier Kari Lake Wins Nomination in Arizona Election She Said Was Rigged
Former FOX 10 Phoenix anchor Kari Lake.Mother Jones illustration; Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After spreading baseless claims of election fraud in the Arizona gubernatorial primary, Republican Kari Lake has won her party’s nomination. The Donald Trump-backed candidate and former FOX 10 Phoenix…
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Their Own Party for Boosting Election Deniers in GOP Primaries
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer voted to impeach Donald Trump. Now Democrats are boosting his pro-Trump primary challenger.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.As it tries to hold onto its House majority in a hostile electoral climate, the Democratic Congressional Campaign…
Betsy DeVos Is Still on Donald Trump’s Side
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.After President Donald Trump incited a riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos responded with an understandable degree of outrage. By her own account, she had…