Whistleblower: GOP Investigators Didn’t Want to Hear Allegations of Russian Influence Over Rudy
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., and other Democrats pushed Republicans to subpoena Rudy Giuliani during a House impeachment inquiry hearing. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans really don’t want to hear from Rudy Giuliani. Though their impeachment crusade grew out of the former New…
Gold Bars, Cash, and Halal Meat: The Wild Allegations Against Bob Menendez
Robert and Nadine Menendez, seen here at a State Dinner in 2022, were both indicted Friday for corruption.Sarah Silbiger/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sen. Robert Menendez was charged Friday with using his power to help three men and the Egyptian government in exchange…
With Nothing on Joe Biden, Republicans Move Toward Impeaching Him Anyway
President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden on June 25, 2023.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Over the last nine months, House Republicans have assembled a decent case that Hunter Biden should not be the president of the United States. Joe Biden,…
A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence
Mother Jones illustration; Theodore Parisienne/Getty; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was big news when Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as America’s Mayor, was indicted last month by a district attorney in Atlanta for allegedly being part of a criminal enterprise led by Donald…
Lawmakers Spoke Up For an Indicted Chinese Mogul. Campaign Cash Followed.
Mother Jones illustration; NFSC; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty; Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The New Federal State of China, a conspiracy theory-promoting group launched in 2020 by Steve Bannon and exiled Chinese mogul Guo Wengui, who the Justice Department has indicted for…
The Hunter Biden Plea Deal That Republicans Hate Hit a Hurdle
Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on Wednesday.Julio Cortez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the Justice Department after a years-long investigation—and that Republicans have attacked as too lenient—hit an unexpected bump on Wednesday…