Russia Worked to Boost Trump in 2020—With Help From Giuliani, Fox News, and OANN
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani conducts a press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Rod Lamkey – Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wire) Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Elements in the Russian government, including…
Violence Against Women Act Runs Into GOP Objections on Guns and Trans Rights
Vice President Joe Biden holds up a report as he speaks at the National Archives in Washington to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Biden said violence against women is the ugliest form of violence there is. He’s calling it a stain on America’s national character that…
The Texas Freeze Set Off a Methane Bomb
Interstate 45 near The Woodlands, Texas covered in snow.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.One night last month during the historic winter storm in Texas, Sharon Wilson was huddling in her…
Conservatives Are Upset About Dr. Seuss and It’s All WAP’s Fault
Atlantic Records/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Last summer, when Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B released “WAP”—which stands for wet-ass pussy—conservatives had a collective conniption fit. Prepare my fainting couch, the pearl clutchers wailed. At the…
Donald Trump Is Still a Public Health Threat
Paul Hennessy/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Imagine being in a position to save tens of thousands of lives—perhaps hundreds of thousands—and not doing so? That’s one of the core questions that remain in the wake…
Democrats are Fighting Back Against the Effort to Recall Gavin Newsom
Allen J. Schaben/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Recall Gavin campaign has officially grabbed the attention of its target. Yesterday, Democrats launched a Stop the Republican Recall campaign, the first sign from the party…