Harris’ Embrace of Dick Cheney Was Just One Way She Courted National Security Hawks
Jeremy Hogan/SOPA/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When Vice President Kamala Harris used Tuesday night’s debate to tout her bipartisan appeal, she emphasized the backing she’d received from two particularly notable GOP officials. “I actually have the endorsement of 200 Republicans,” she said,…
Trial of Steve Bannon-Linked Chinese Mogul Set to Begin With Anonymous Jury
Mother Jones; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Opening statements in the trial of exiled Chinese mogul Guo Wengui are expected Friday with the selection of an anonymous jury consuming the first few days of the proceeding. US District…
Biden Official: The US Is “Not Looking For a Wider War With Iran”
President Biden mets with members of the National Security Council regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel in the Situation Room of the White House Saturday night.Adam Schultz/The White House/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Biden administration official said this morning that the…
Defense Secretary Austin’s Mysterious Hospital Stay Is a Mess
AP photo/ Maya Alleruzzo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spent some time last week in the hospital, a fact that staff failed to mention to the White House, according to numerous reports. Problematic in any job, Austin oversees the 1.4…
One of the Most Controversial US Spy Programs Just Got Quietly Renewed
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On December 22, President Joe Biden signed a $886 billion defense bill that renewed one of the US government’s most controversial spy programs. Tucked in the 3,000-page legislation is an extension of the administration’s power to…
The War in Gaza Has Come for the Climate Movement
Demonstrators participate in a protest against the Israel-Hamas war during the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit.Peter Dejong/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Greta Thunberg posted a photo of herself holding a “stand with Gaza” sign on Instagram in October, the backlash in Israel and Germany came…