1 in 5 Election Officials Say They’ll Likely Leave Their Jobs in New Survey
Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As Donald Trump and his associates scrambled to overturn the 2020 election, they accused ordinary election workers throughout the United States of engaging in an unprecedented conspiracy to hand the presidency to Joe Biden. For…
The NRA Can’t Erase Its Ties to a Russian Agent Who Targeted Ukraine
Mother Jones illustration; AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Four days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the political arm of the National Rifle Association published an article praising a “valiant” Ukranian army and resistance from “ordinary Ukrainians taking up arms to…
Congress Is Set to Make the Rich Richer—Again
Reps. Richard Neal (left) and Kevin Brady.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Powerful members of Congress, with the backing of the retirement services industry, are set to advance bipartisan legislation that will expand on the accomplishments of past “retirement…
Florida Advised Against Covid Vaccines for Kids. This Pediatrician Is Appalled.
Floriday Governor Ron DeSantis signs bills to limit COVID-19 vaccine mandates.Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday, Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo announced that the state would no longer recommend Covid vaccines for healthy children. This change in…
Russia Bombs Maternity Hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine Claims
Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Ukrainian officials accused Russia of destroying a maternity and children’s hospital in the besieged port city of Mariupol, even after both sides had agreed to a tentative ceasefire to allow civilians to escape. Victims, including…
This GOP Candidate Is the Son of a Senator and a Lobbyist. He’s Running Against the “Elites.”
Brian Cahn/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a speech at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt offered an unusual theory about the biggest news story in the world. The Russian invasion of Ukraine,…