Will Nikki Haley Lose Nevada to “None of the Above”?
Meg Kinnard/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Today is Nevada’s presidential primary. But for Republicans, the vote will be largely meaningless. Even though the state legislature passed a law replacing party caucuses with a statewide primary election in 2021, the GOP balked and opted…
Here Are the Best Lines in the Court Decision Blasting Trump’s Immunity Claim
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday morning, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, told Donald Trump to get lost. That is, it rejected his claim that as a former president he has total immunity for actions he…
Trump Is Not Immune From Prosecution, Appeals Court Rules
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity, ruling that the former president is not exempt from prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “For the purpose of this criminal…
A Major Polling Firm Has Signed Up to Help Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Campaign
Mother Jones illustration; Adam Davis/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early December, John Zogby, a prominent American pollster, appeared on Sky News Australia, as he occasionally does, to chat about the latest developments in the US presidential campaign. He noted that it was…
Meet America’s New Special Climate Envoy, John Podesta
Anna Moneymaker/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. John Podesta already has a lot on his plate. The veteran political strategist has been working for the past year as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden overseeing the rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law…
The Thirst Is Real: Republicans Are Lining Up Their Lies to Be Trump’s VP Pick
Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said he would not have certified the 2020 election results, and unfurled a litany of disproven election lies to explain himself.Michael Reynolds/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.There appears to be a loyalty test for aspiring Republican vice presidents:…