A Mega-Merger Has Left Some Gold Miners Fearing for Their Safety
Photo illustration by Neu Tokyo for High Country News and The Nevada IndependentThis article, a collaboration between High Country News and The Nevada Independent, was supported by grants from the Fund for Investigative Journalism and is republished here as part of our Climate Desk partnership.. Note: Because some sources were concerned about the possibility of retaliation, gender-neutral…
You Can Expect an Announcement on Student Loans as Soon as Next Week
Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With about 10 days remaining until federal student loan payments are scheduled to resume, borrowers can expect an announcement from the Biden administration on student debt before the end of the month, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told CBS…
Poll: A Majority of Voters Want the Trump Investigations to Go On
Drew Angerer /Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In recent months, Donald Trump has found himself buried in a growing pile of lawsuits and investigations. Officials are probing his company’s finances, his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, his role in inciting a mob on…
Liz Cheney Is Set on Keeping “Election Deniers” Out of Office—Including Donald Trump
Tom Williams/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After losing reelection in Wyoming this week, Rep. Liz Cheney has set her sights on a new target: keeping “election deniers” out of office, starting with former president Donald Trump. In a wide-ranging interview with ABC’s This…
Democrats Ask Social Media Companies to Crack Down on Threats Against the FBI
Trump supporters rally after the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home.Karla Coté/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The unprecedented FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago to recover classified documents former President Donald Trump allegedly took from the White House—for which he’s being…
Georgia Federal Judge Blocks Lindsey Graham’s Legal Maneuvering to Avoid Subpoena
Sen. Lindsey Graham is seen during a Senate vote in the US Capitol. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Cal/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Federal Judge Leigh Martin May from Georgia rejected a request from Sen. Lindsey Graham to delay his testimony before a grand jury…