EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe of Alabama’s Sewage Failures
Lance Cheung / U.S. Department of Agriculture This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sewage collecting in crudely dug trenches. Failing septic tanks that send waste bubbling into backyards. These are some of the common sights across Alabama’s Black Belt, a strip of 24 continuous counties blessed…
Group of Republicans to Launch First GOP Effort to Expel George Santos
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., departs a House Republican closed-door caucus to decide who to nominate for speaker of the House, on Capitol HillAlex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, a group of New York House Republicans announced that they will introduce a resolution…
This Supreme Court Case Could Decide Control of Congress in 2024
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, a case that could help decide which party controls the House of…
Allen Weisselberg Still Wants to Be Trump’s Fall Guy
Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr., at a press conference on Jan. 11, 2017, with then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last year, Allen Weisselberg did everything he could to protect Donald Trump from New York prosectors.…
Santos Indicted for Fake-Donor Scheme Exposed by Mother Jones
Mother Jones illustration; Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday evening, federal prosecutors charged already-indicted and disgraced Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) with several new crimes, including campaign finance violations for a fake-donor scheme exposed by Mother Jones earlier this year. These new counts…
Biden Condemns “Pure, Unadulterated Evil” of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a White House address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden made clear that Israel will have the unequivocal support of the United States as it responds to the terrorist attack launched by Hamas over the weekend,…