Trump Shares His New Hampshire Victory With an Accused Sexual Predator
Donald Trump and casino mogul Steve Wynn on July 12, 2005 in Las Vegas. Joe Cavaretta/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After winning the Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, Donald Trump took the stage at his victory celebration and delivered a…
A Crash Course on Yemen: Are Biden’s Attacks on the Houthis the Solution?
Samuel Corum/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Biden administration says that it has being trying to prevent the ongoing war in Gaza from spreading to other parts of the region. Yet despite these efforts, Israel’s massive bombing campaign, which has claimed tens…
Oil Firms Target Rural Communities Again, Now for Lithium Mining
Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chantell Dunbar-Jones remembers when her hometown of Lewisville, Arkansas, seemed to have oil wells on every corner. The small town, located in the southwestern part of the state, sits atop the Smackover Oil Formation, one of the largest oilfields in the United…
Two Impeachments, Four Indictments, and One Step Closer to Regaining the Presidency
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.New Hampshire isn’t merely the Granite State. After tonight, it’s also the déjà vu state, having almost certainly cemented a familiar general election match-up between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Minutes after the state’s voting locations closed Tuesday night,…
Nancy Mace Flip-Flops Again…And Endorses Donald Trump
Rep. Nancy Mace has historically flip-flopped on her support of Trump…and she’s now backing his run for president.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is nothing if not inconsistent. After claiming the January 6 attack on the US…
How the Right Uses the Bogeyman of “DEI” to Call for Upending Civil Rights Law
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, the New York Times published a front-page investigation into the campaign by a cadre of think-tank-ists on the intellectual right to push state officials to expunge diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from higher…