How a Top House Race Became a Fight Over Communism, Immigration, and Asian American Identity
Left: Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.). Right: Democrat Derek Tran campaigning in Little Saigon.Mother Jones illustration; Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Zuma; Christina House/Los Angeles Times/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “This Jay Chen for American Congress, he’s perfect for China,” one agent told his colleague…
Don’t Let Vance Fool You—Trump Would Separate Millions of Families
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance speaks at the Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition dinner in Atlanta on September 16. Mike Stewart/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At the first (and likely only) vice presidential debate, JD Vance was asked if Trump’s…
Vance Says He’s Pro-Family. Just Not Keeping Families Together.
Mother Jones; Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. I’m rubber, you’re glue. That’s the Trump campaign’s strategy when it comes to the cruelest part of former President Donald Trump’s record—and the serious concern that he intends to repeat it. During the vice…
Trump Amplifies His Dangerous Hate Speech Against Migrants
Trump speaks at a campaign event on Sept. 28, 2024, in Prairie du Chien, Wis.Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For much of 2024, Donald Trump has used demagoguery against migrants to campaign for the White House. In numerous recent speeches and…
After Bomb Threats, Springfield Mayor Gives Himself Emergency Powers
A church sign at House of Prayer near the First Haitian Church and community center in Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Luis Andres Henao/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Public resources in Springfield, Ohio, were strained long before former President Donald…
JD Vance Thinks He Can Sell His Nativism With Cat Memes
Mother Jones; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At the center of the two biggest controversies of JD Vance’s short political career have been cats. The first came from his attacks against the “childless cat ladies” on the left. More recently, the…