What It’s Like to Celebrate Black History in a State Where It’s Banned
Mother Jones; Julia Nikhinson/Abaca/Sipa/AP; Library of Congress Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.While Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled the country promoting his state’s effort to ban everything from books to student pronouns in what turned out to be a failed presidential campaign, Black community educators…
Don’t Blame a Puzzle for the Demise of Ron DeSantis’ Campaign
After dropping out of the presidential race, Ron DeSantis looks like a guy ready for a relaxing hobby.Justin Lane/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Hours before Ron DeSantis officially dropped out of the race on Sunday, NBC News published a nearly 4,000-word autopsy of…
Ron DeSantis Quits Presidential Race and Endorses Trump
Ron DeSantis looking glum at a January 19 event in Nashua, NH.Brian Cahn/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out the presidential race Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump in remarks that echoed Trump’s baseless claims that he is the victim…
Nikki Haley Says No More Debates Unless Trump Is Onstage
Julia Nikhinson/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You probably didn’t watch the GOP debates, and now you may not have to read headlines about them either. On Tuesday, fresh off a disappointing third place in the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley…
Florida Man Facing 91 Criminal Counts Wins Iowa Caucuses
Mother Jones illustration; Alon Skuy/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump just accomplished something he wasn’t able to do in 2016—he won the Iowa caucuses. Not long after precinct sites opened Monday night, the networks called the first-in-the-nation GOP race for the former…
Ron DeSantis Gives a Green Light to Ethnic Cleansing
Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the past two weeks, Israeli officials have been embroiled in an appalling debate. A group of far-right extremists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition have been calling on the government to encourage the “voluntary migration”…