At This Rally, Everyone Loves Biden—and Wants Him to Drop Out
Protesters demand US President Joe Biden drop out in front of the White House at a rally held on July 20, 2024.DANIEL SLIM/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. While President Joe Biden was holed up in Rehoboth, Delaware, recovering from Covid on Saturday…
The List of Democrats Calling on Biden to Drop Out Is Growing
Kyle Mazza/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Joe Biden continues to insist he’s continuing with his presidential campaign, but the list of Democrats pleading with him to drop out of the race keeps growing. A dozen Congressional Democrats called on him to step…
The Country’s Most Conservative Court Just Reinstated a Jim Crow-Era Voter Suppression Law
Members of voting rights groups hold signs calling for protection of voting rights at a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Dec. 7, 2023. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The most conservative appellate court in the country on Thursday reinstated a…
Wait, Why Did Trump Take a Jab at the “Dictator” Conservatives Love Last Night?
Mother Jones illustration; Salvador Melendez/AP; Aude Guerrucci/MAXPPP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In February, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, fresh out of a landslide reelection victory, was welcomed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with a standing ovation. “You’re a true leader,”…
Will Ohio Strike Down Its Draconian Gender-Affirming Care Ban?
A transgender rights advocate holds a sign outside the Ohio Statehouse during a protest against a bill to ban trans girls and women from playing women’s sports. Stephen Zenner/SOPA/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The fate of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in…
Israel’s Settlements Violate International Law, Says Top UN Court
The International Court of Justice delivered a non-binding ruling on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Friday July 19.ANP/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The International Court of Justice, the body that rules on…