That Guy Who Overturned Roe Promises to Make Women Great Again
Trump campaigned in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday, telling a rally that women will “no longer be thinking about abortion” if he’s elected in November. “I will protect women at a level never seen before,” he said.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.…
Is the GOP Firing Blanks With Its Extremist “Young Gun” House Candidates?
From left: Caroleene Dobson, Joe Kent, and Scott BaughMother Jones illustration; Courtesy of Dobson for Congress/AP; Rachel La Corte/AP; Krysta Fauria/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As the 2024 election hits the final stretch, the Republican Party has been touting its “Young Guns,”…
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On July 15, when former President Donald Trump first appeared at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, he brought along two new accessories. One was a large bandage covering his ear, which had been nicked by a would-be…
More Than 100 GOP National Security Officials Endorse Harris
Josh Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Another open letter from Republicans endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid just dropped. This one, first reported by the New York Times, is signed by 111 former national security and foreign policy officials who worked…
The Bureaucrat Who Could Make Trump’s Authoritarian Dreams Real
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the waning days of the Trump presidency, Russell Vought, the outgoing director of the Office of Management and Budget, had a request. After years in Washington, DC, soaking in the minutiae of policy, Vought had come to…
Trump Seeks to Exploit Assassination Attempts for Political Gain
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the early afternoon on Sunday, a suspected gunman got within several hundred yards of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The suspect was shot at by a Secret…