For LGBTQ Veterans, White House Pardons Still Fall Short
With rainbow lighting, the White House celebrates the Supreme Court’s 2015 equal marriage rulingMolly Riley/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was originally published by The War Horse and is republished here with permission. Andrew Espinosa was in his office in Boulder,…
Study: JD Vance Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong About “Childless Cat Ladies”
Mother Jones illustration; Adam Bettcher/Getty; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. By now, many Americans know what Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), has said about women without kids—or, as he calls them, “childless cat ladies”: He has alleged they are…
Ilhan Omar Is Heading Back to Congress
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ilhan Omar won renomination to Congress on Tuesday night, beating back a repeat challenger. Leading up to the primary, it seemed Rep. Omar, after an aggressive campaign backed by a major financial advantage, would cruise…
Disability Advocates Fear New York Will Gut a Key Home Care Program
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul at a press conference.Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In late April, New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers finalized a $233 billion budget for the next fiscal year. One item in its 144-page official…
Elon Musk’s Twitter Space With Donald Trump Was a Dumpster Fire
Mother Jones; Michael Ciaglo/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A heavily publicized Twitter conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Monday night began with an immediate bed-shitting technical crash. When things finally kicked off 42 minutes later with…
I Spent a Week With Black MAGA. Here’s What I Learned.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just a few (long) weeks ago, President Joe Biden was still running for reelection, grappling with persistently negative polling. One major concern for Democrats—and a source of surprise and delight for Republicans—was the apparent shift…