Study Calls US Infrastructure Spending a “Climate Time Bomb”
An aerial view of the Interstate 4 and State Road 408 interchange in downtown Orlando.Paul Hennessy/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Roads, roads, and more roads. The US is continuing to spend billions of dollars on expanding enormous highways rather than…
Nikki Haley Just Won a Primary
Michael Dwyer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley just won the Washington, DC, primary, beating former president Donald Trump by almost 30 points, with nearly 63 percent of the vote. It’s her first success in a primary that has so…
Ohio GOP Candidate Who Used a Slur Drops Out (Again)
Tom E. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio Republican J.R. Majewski dropped out (again) on Saturday, after he used a slur for intellectually disabled people on a podcast last week. Majewiski was running for the GOP nomination to fight Democratic incumbent Rep. Marcy…
A Large Percentage of Republican Primary Voters Can’t Stomach Trump
AP Photo/Steve Helber Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former president Donald Trump easily swept to victory in a handful of additional Republican caucuses this weekend, looking ever more imperious in his bid for the GOP nomination. But new data from the Associated Press suggests…
Nikki Haley Joins GOP Colleagues in Suddenly Pivoting on IVF
Jim Lo Scalzo/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Just a week after saying that “embryos, to me, are babies,” Nikki Haley is now joining other Republicans in suddenly claiming to support IVF access in the wake of rising abortion restrictions and the Alabama Supreme…
Trump Says Gov. Abbott, Who Doesn’t Want to Be Vice President, Is “Absolutely” a Contender for Vice President
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is “absolutely” on Trump’s short list of potential running mates, the former president told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday.ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Trump is considering Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a potential running mate, he told…