Leaked Messages Show Gettr in Crisis Mode Over Joe Rogan Criticism
Getty Images/Michael S. Schwartz, AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Getty Images/Don Emmert Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last week, Gettr, the social media site that sells itself as a MAGA alternative to Twitter, entered damage control mode. The hugely popular podcaster Joe Rogan, who…
Steve Bannon Was Just Indicted on Two Counts of Contempt of Congress
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Department of Justice charged former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday afternoon, after Bannon refused to appear for a deposition or comply with a House…
Steve Bannon Doesn’t Want to Testify. We Already Know What He Did.
Steve Bannon during an election rally in Richmond, Va., Wednesday on Oct. 13.Steve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The House of Representatives voted 229-202 on Thursday to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena…
How a Feud Between 2 Tea Party Leaders Helped Lay the Groundwork for the Capitol Insurrection
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“Hello, deplorables!” That’s how Amy Kremer greeted the thousands of Trump supporters she had helped gather at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on January 6 to “stop the steal.” Resplendent onstage…
How the GOP Is Helping Trump’s War on Democracy
Erin Schaff/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thursday afternoon, something obscene happened. One of the two major parties hosted an event where the president’s lawyers spewed an unfounded and nutso conspiracy theory in an effort…
Report: Bipartisan Group of Senators Wanted DOJ to Investigate Stephen Bannon
Gonzales /Jarle H. Moe/Avalon via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the president’s battles over mail voting, the US Postal Service, and COVID-19 funding dominate headlines, a significant piece of news touching on alleged criminal activity by several close Trump associates and family members flew…