The Science of Why Tim Walz Swears So Much
Mother Jones; Ron Adar/TheNEWS2/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the campaign trail, Gov. Tim Walz is having a hell of a good time—at least rhetorically speaking. In his Democratic National Convention acceptance speech in August, the vice presidential candidate said “hell” three…
Donald Trump Called Kamala Harris “Mentally Disabled”
Frmer President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Prairie du Chien, Wis.Charlie Neibergall/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump has disdain for disabled people. As Fred Trump III, his nephew, revealed this year, the former…
CBS Moderators Won’t Fact-Check the VP Debate
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) will face off Tuesday night in a debate without live fact-checking, according to network host CBS.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim…
Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Get Them to the Polls?
Sunrise Movement activists marched to the Democratic National Committee’s office in July to urge Kamala Harris to make bold climate policy central to her campaign.Rachael Warriner/Sunrise Movement/Inside Climate News This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Tuesday, the youth-led activist group Climate Defiance—which had loudly called…
Kamala Harris Has Finally Promised to Tax the Rich
Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin. Daniel DeSlover/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kamala Harris is starting to respond to calls by media outlets and voters to share a detailed economic policy plan ahead of November, including making…
Two Dead Women Aren’t Enough for Republicans to Back Lifesaving Abortions
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution to guarantee emergency access to abortion nationwide.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two women who died in Georgia as a result of the state’s post-Dobbs abortion ban are, apparently, not enough to make Republicans agree that all…