Report: Rick Scott Blew It
Senator Rick Scott speaks during CPAC Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole in Dallas on August 5, 2022. Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Over the last two years, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has had an…
Alaska Just Elected Its First Native Representative
Peltola, 49, is Yup’ik, which is Alaska’s largest indigenous community.Mark Thiessen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Representative-elect Mary Peltola just made history. With a 51-49 upset victory over ex-governor Sarah Palin, confirmed Wednesday by the state’s Division of Elections, Peltola has won Alaska’s sole…
No, Student Debt Relief Won’t Stoke Inflation
It’s simple: without all that debt, you won’t be able to afford things.Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, President Biden announced his much-anticipated plan to lighten the $1.6 trillion student debt burden that hangs over 45 million borrowers. Under…
J.D. Vance Appeared With Podcaster Who Once Said “Feminists Need Rape”
Mother Jones illustration; Jeff Dean/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio, is typically described as the bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy, a venture capitalist, and a Never Trumper who came to embrace Donald Trump. But that snapshot…
Ron DeSantis Went the Extra Mile to Endorse School Board Candidates. It Paid Off.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, waves to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.Gaston De Cardenas/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the days leading up to the Tuesday primaries in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis went on an “Education Tour” across the state to endorse candidates for school…
Liz Cheney Is Set on Keeping “Election Deniers” Out of Office—Including Donald Trump
Tom Williams/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After losing reelection in Wyoming this week, Rep. Liz Cheney has set her sights on a new target: keeping “election deniers” out of office, starting with former president Donald Trump. In a wide-ranging interview with ABC’s This…