Michigan Supreme Court Rejected Appeal to Remove Trump From Ballot
John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump will remain on Michigan’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election. On Wednesday, Michigan’s Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal to strike the indicted former president from the state’s GOP primary ticket. The state’s top court…
Inside New York City’s Botched Response to Migrant Arrivals
Migrants line up for immigration services outside Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Andrea Renault/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The arrival of more than 150,000 migrants in New York City since the spring of 2022 has made the Big Apple the epicenter of…
A New Breed of Climate Protesters Vows to Take the Fight to US Political “Cowards”
Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA vis AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A climate protest group backed by a cadre of Hollywood filmmakers is preparing to take action against “cowards” and “criminals” of all political stripes as the 2024 election approaches. Climate Defiance, which disrupted events…
The Far-Right Pushes a New Conspiracy Theory to Discredit Jack Smith
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A new conspiracy theory rising on the right is being deployed to help Donald Trump. It claims that Jack Smith, the special counsel who is prosecuting Trump for his attempt to overturn…
How Joe Biden Became America’s Top Israel Hawk
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, a reporter asked President Joe Biden about the chances for a ceasefire in Gaza. More than 10,000 people had already been killed there, most of them women and children. Food, water, and medical supplies were scarce. Still,…
The Eye-Popping Details of Rudy Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Filing
Rudy Giuliani leaves federal court in Washington after a jury ordered him to pay $148 million to former Georgia election workers he defamed.Andrew Thomas/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, a step he said was unavoidable after he was ordered…