Trump Is Not Immune From Prosecution, Appeals Court Rules
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity, ruling that the former president is not exempt from prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “For the purpose of this criminal…
A Major Polling Firm Has Signed Up to Help Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Campaign
Mother Jones illustration; Adam Davis/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In early December, John Zogby, a prominent American pollster, appeared on Sky News Australia, as he occasionally does, to chat about the latest developments in the US presidential campaign. He noted that it was…
Meet America’s New Special Climate Envoy, John Podesta
Anna Moneymaker/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. John Podesta already has a lot on his plate. The veteran political strategist has been working for the past year as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden overseeing the rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law…
The Thirst Is Real: Republicans Are Lining Up Their Lies to Be Trump’s VP Pick
Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said he would not have certified the 2020 election results, and unfurled a litany of disproven election lies to explain himself.Michael Reynolds/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.There appears to be a loyalty test for aspiring Republican vice presidents:…
A GOP Senate Candidate Blames “Liberal” Judges for His Labor Violations. Just One Problem With That.
Mother Jones illustration; Joe Maiorana/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Bernie Moreno, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio, focuses his campaign on a central theme. “All public policy priorities in America should revolve around a simple concept: what is good…
Is This the End of Biden’s “Moral Leadership” on Immigration?
Samuel Corum/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on the idea that Trump-era immigration policies amounted to “a moral failure and a national shame.” Now, he is backing a border deal that is so aligned with conservative goals that it…