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The Curious Case of Tim Sheehy’s Gunshot Wound

Mother Jones illustration; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. There appears to be a bullet lodged in Tim Sheehy’s right forearm. That is not in dispute. But how and when it got there has become the subject of an ongoing mystery that…

Rep. Ilhan Omar to Introduce Major Long Covid Bill

Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Friday, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will introduce a potentially groundbreaking piece of federal legislation in the House of Representatives—one allocating $10 billion in funding to fight Long Covid, the increasingly widespread, chronic condition that…

West Virginians Overwhelmingly Take Advantage of the Affordable Care Act. They Still Support Trump.

Left: West Virginia delegates wear hardhats in Fiserv Forum on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Right: Res-Con in Charleston, West Virginia.Mother Jones; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP; Helena Milburn Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story is a partnership with the…

Kamala Harris Has Finally Promised to Tax the Rich

Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin. Daniel DeSlover/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kamala Harris is starting to respond to calls by media outlets and voters to share a detailed economic policy plan ahead of November, including making…