Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From”
Idaho Sen. Dan ForemanOtto Kitsinger/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Thinking before you speak publicly is an important skill. Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, a conservative Republican, apparently did not get the memo. As Boise State Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, reported on…
Melania Says She Supports Abortion. I Really Don’t Care, Do U?
Laurence Kesterson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Less than a week before Melania Trump is set to release her memoir, the former first lady appeared to break ranks. “Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir,” read the headline. The Guardian, which…
Vance Dodged a Simple Question About Trump Calling Climate Change a “Hoax”
Mother Jones; Matt Rourke/AP; Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In a debate-night surprise, climate science got near-top billing during the vice presidential face-off between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance in New York on Tuesday, as the sprawling impacts of…
The Southeast Is Reeling in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
An American flag flies over the destroyed city hall in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on Saturday.Stephen Smith/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across the Southeast over the past several days, leaving more than 60…
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…
Federal Court Blocks Part of Alabama Voter Suppression Law
Matt Slocum/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, US District Judge R. David Proctor ruled in an injunction that part of Alabama’s voter suppression law SB1—state legislation that made it a felony to assist disabled people in requesting and filling absentee ballots—was an…