The House Just Did Its Part to Avoid a Government Shutdown. Now GOP Senators Hold the Cards.
Tasos Katopodis/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Thursday afternoon, the House passed a bill temporarily funding the government through the middle of February. The 221–212 vote comes after several days of concern that Democrats and Republicans in Congress would be unable…
Lauren Boebert Is Only Going to Get Worse
Graeme Sloan/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A video of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) effectively describing her colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as a terrorist went viral over Thanksgiving weekend. In the obviously false tale, she tells a story of being in…
Georgia Election Workers Sue Right-Wing Bloggers Over 2020 Conspiracy Theories
Jim Hoft, publisher of the Gateway Pundit, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the “Presidential Social Media Summit” in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Washington.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In the aftermath…
Here’s Why a Former Trump Ally May Plead the Fifth Before the 1/6 Committee
Former acting assistant U.S. attorney general Jeffrey Clark, who aligned himself with Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election, has declined to be fully interviewed by a House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection.Yuri Gripas/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones…
Trump’s Harsh Remain in Mexico Policy Will Officially Restart Next Week
Asylum-seeking migrants at a worship service in a Tijuana migrant shelter. Over 300 migrants are waiting there for the opportunity to apply for asylum in the US.Mario Tama/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Biden administration has reached a deal with…
The Bombshell Story About Trump’s Positive COVID Test Result Just Got Even Murkier
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Franz Kafka would be proud of this mess. Yesterday, my colleague Noah Kim wrote about what appeared to be a stunning confession: Donald Trump received a positive COVID-19 test before his first debate with Joe…