An Appeals Court Has Temporarily Paused Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State. Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, a federal appeals court issued a stay temporarily pausing the sweeping student debt relief plan President Joe Biden announced in August. The Eighth…
Christian Nationalists Are Closer Than You Think to Running America
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You don’t need books!” shouts Pennsylvania state Rep. Stephanie Borowicz, waving a battered Bible. “This is the only book that’s alive and living!” Applause and cries of “amen” float up from the crowd around me.…
Glenn Youngkin Is Only as Moderate as the Election Denier He’s Campaigning For
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin speaks at a rally with Oregon gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan in Aurora, Oregon. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Is Glenn Youngkin running for president? Paul Ryan thinks he should. A voter in Tucson told him to. The Republican…
DeSantis Is Slamming Covid Vaccines. Here’s Why.
Mother Jones illustration; Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It wasn’t so long ago that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was publicly singing the praises of Covid vaccines. “If you are vaccinated—fully vaccinated—the chance of you getting seriously ill or dying…
JD Vance, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel, and Their Anti-Big Tech Hypocrisy
Senate candidates JD Vance and Blake Masters, and billionaire Peter Thiel.Mother Jones illustration; Drew Angerer/Getty; Christopher Brown/ZUMA; John Lamparski/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s become de rigueur for Republicans—especially Republican candidates—to blast away at Big Tech, assailing it for an assortment of ills,…
Herschel Walker Says the Allegations Against Him are Untrue and He Didn’t Send Anyone Money for an Abortion, But That He Sent Lots of People Money for Lots of Things and It’s Hard to Keep Track, and If the Story Were True It Would Be Nothing to Be Ashamed of Because He Believes in Forgiveness, But He Has Done Nothing to Be Forgiven For, and Is Living Proof That You Can Make Mistakes and Move Forward, Which Is Really What This Campaign Is All About.
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a “Unite Georgia Bus Tour,” on Sept. 27, 2022.Jason Getz/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, the Daily Beast reported that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker—who supports forcing women to carry pregnancies to term with…