Scandal-Struck George Santos Just Revived the Firm That Netted Him Mystery Millions
John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, the New York Times published an explosive story revealing that George Santos, a New York Republican elected last month to the House of Representatives, had made what appeared to be brazenly false statements about his…
Will Ranked-Choice Voting Kill MAGA? No. Are Republicans Banning It Anyway? Yup.
Alaskans learn about ranked choice voting in a mock election for drag queens. Mark Thiessen/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s the system to “save America,” to some experts. To Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, it’s a “scam.” The ever-so-eloquent wordsmith Donald Trump…
The Bipartisan Immigration Deal Is Dead on Arrival
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., left, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., leave the Senate chamber.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In what was likely her last official press conference on Thursday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put the final nail in the coffin…
Newly Revealed Texts Show Mark Meadows Is a Liar
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Mark Meadows is a liar—at least by omission. And newly revealed text messages prove it. In 2021, the former White House chief of staff for Donald Trump released a book, The Chief’s Chief, which offered a sycophantic…
The Media Still Don’t Know How to Cover Trump’s Extremism
Mother Jones; zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The day after Donald Trump, a former president and the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, called for the “termination” of provisions of the US Constitution governing elections and essentially demanded…
An Old Ally of Marco Rubio Was Just Arrested on Charges of Lobbying for Venezuela
Tom Williams/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once again, there are a series of tricky questions headed for Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) about his relationship with former Republican congressman David Rivera. On Monday, Rivera, a “longtime pal” of Rubio, was arrested on charges…