Trump’s Baseless Claims About the Assassination Attempt Are Dangerous
Mark Peterson/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ever since the July 13 assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the former president and his allies have promoted unfounded conspiracy theories and blamed Democrats directly for the violence. The effort appears highly coordinated: From JD Vance…
Trump Staff Reportedly Fought at Military Graveyard to Get Good Photo for Social Media
The Trump team is reportedly not above getting in a fight to make sure Trump stays in the spotlight when supposedly honoring fallen soldiers.Mother Jones; Andrew Harnik/AP; Jasper Jacobs/Belga/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two Trump campaign staffers reportedly got in a fight…
Hundreds More Former GOP Officials Endorse Harris
Hundreds more Republicans say they’ll be voting for Harris in November.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The trend continues: Republicans are defecting from former President Donald Trump in droves. More than 200 Republican officials who once worked for former President…
Trump’s Campaign Sure Doesn’t Seem to Want People to Hear Him at the Debate
Mother Jones illustration; Patrick Semansky/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It appears that even the Trump campaign wants the former president to keep quiet. That’s according to a story published by Politico this morning, which alleges that the Trump campaign is locked…
Vance Leaves Door Open to Renewed Family Separations Under Trump
Mark Hertzberg/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), has said a lot of wild things. But on Sunday, he made headlines for something he didn’t say. In an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Vance left…
Dems to Trump: You Can Run From Project 2025, But You Can’t Hide
Mother Jones illustration; Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Chicago’s rollicking festival for Democrats this week serves many purposes: to channel enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris, now at the top of the ticket and hoping to capitalize on momentum; to honor…