Trump Said He Might Have Let Russia “Take Over” Parts of Ukraine. Fox News Edited It Out.
Donald Trump greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin on July 7, 2017. Mikhail Klimentyev/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, Donald Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he could have stopped the invasion of Ukraine by allowing Russia…
The US Just Shot Down High-Altitude Chinese “Spy Balloon”
A photo of the high-altitude balloon floating over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday.Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The giant white, aerial blob that US officials described as a Chinese spy balloon was seen plummeting towards the Atlantic Ocean near Surfside Beach,…
Shoot Down the Balloon, You Coward! (And Please Also Donate $35 to Republicans.)
Mother Jones; Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette/AP; Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden seems to be pretty unhappy about the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying over Montana. His administration signaled this by postponing Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing—less…
Why Those Documents at Mike Pence’s Place Should Be Bad for Trump
Documents with classified markings were discovered last week in the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence, seen here in November.John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Has the FBI checked Dick Cheney’s house? On Tuesday, a lawyer for former Vice President Mike…
House Republicans Want Visitor Logs for Biden’s House—But Not for Mar-a-Lago
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talks to reporters on Thursday.Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans are eager to investigate the mishandling of classified documents—some classified documents, anyway. On Sunday, James Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, appeared…
Foreign Governments Sucking Up to Trump Spent Lavishly at His DC Hotel
AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It was no secret during the Trump presidency that if you wanted to curry favor you should stay at Donald Trump’s swanky and controversial hotel when you were in Washington, D.C. In fact, at least 31 foreign governments…