Trump Considers Adding Paul Manafort—a “Grave Counterintelligence Threat”—to His Campaign
Paul Manafort, center, arrives in court in New York in July 2019.Seth Wenig/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.From the Nothing Matters News Desk comes this report: Donald Trump is considering bringing back Paul Manafort as a top campaign adviser. In any time other…
This Is a “Solvable” Crisis: Denver’s Mayor on How the City Is Handling Migrant Arrivals
Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On his first day in office in the summer of 2023, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared a state of emergency to combat homelessness. He activated the city’s emergency operations center, aiming to place 1,000 people…
Oakland’s Progressive DA Just Wants to Do Her Job. In an Age of Recalls, That Job Is Changing.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost as soon as I get into the car, District Attorney Pamela Price makes it clear that she doesn’t want to talk to me, or at the very least she doesn’t have time to. “I have to get some…
What the Fani Willis Ruling Says About the Criminal Justice System
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a February hearing in Donald Trump’s Georgia election case.Alyssa Pointer/Pool/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue…
Russians Found a Different Way to Make Their Votes Matter
Voters line at a polling station at noon in Moscow.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Vladimir Putin’s fifth term as Russian president is guaranteed. Opposition leaders have been imprisoned, exiled, and killed. Criticism of Putin and the war in Ukraine has been outlawed. Only…
Why the Big Lie Is Still Dominating Wisconsin Politics
Donald Trump at a 2020 campaign rally in Green Bay, WisconsinAlex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two big pieces of news emerged from the world of Wisconsin politics over the past week. Together, they show how Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020…