Trump Inauguration Corruption Case Involving Ivanka and Don Jr. Moves Ahead
Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. listen as their father speaks during a campaign rally.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Donald Trump’s expanding legal worries stemming from investigations in New York and Scotland have received much attention in recent months. But…
Oklahoma Utility Seeks $1,400 Consumer “Exit Fee” to Swap Gas for Electric
Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of Climate Desk. Oklahoma’s biggest natural gas utility could soon charge customers who switch to electric stoves and heating systems an “exit fee” of…
Fast Food Companies Have One Easy Trick for Avoiding Liability for Sexual Harassment. Now, Workers Are Walking Out.
Demonstrators march to McDonald’s headquarters on October 26, 2021, to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment.Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.L.H. worked for McDonald’s—or so she thought. The 14-year-old put on her McDonald’s uniform before her shifts, handed McDonald’s…
In the Middle of Infrastructure Talks, Joe Manchin Has Pursued a Book Deal
Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Over the past few weeks, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has been involved in some of the most intense Capitol Hill negotiations of recent years. As one of two hold-out…
Is Elon Musk Really Making Investing Decisions via Twitter Poll?
Jae C. Hong/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Just what is the world’s richest man up to? Who, after all, makes investment decisions by Twitter poll? Elon Musk, it would seem. Tesla’s founder, worth $318.4 billion on Sunday (it changes by billions…
Five Things You Didn’t Know Were In “Build Back Better”
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As soon as Congress sent its $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Joe Biden’s desk on Friday, the media focus quickly shifted to the other, major piece of Democratic legislation still awaiting approval: the sprawling…