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…
There’s No Vast Conspiracy to Prosecute Biden Critics. Crimes Are Just Illegal.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for his arraignment outside Manhattan Federal Court on September 27. Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Wednesday night, as prosecutors prepared to unveil a five-count criminal indictment against New York City…
An “American Iron Dome”: Perhaps the Most Ridiculous Trump Idea Yet
Mother Jones illustration; Paul Sancya/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump’s Republican Party platform, released in July, contains little in terms of tangible policy proposals. But one of the few concrete ideas is a call to (apologies for the capitalization) “PREVENT WORLD…
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…