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…
Biden Challenger Dean Phillips Signals He Might Not Leave the Race Quietly
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) during a Democratic Candidate debate at the New England College Convention in Manchester, New Hampshire on Dec. 8.CJ Gunther/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Dean Phillips may not go quietly into the night after the expected fizzle of his longshot…
Why the COP28 Climate Pact Likely Won’t Cut It
A polar bear walking on melting ice caps in Greenland.Media Drum World/Zuma This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate negotiators meeting in Dubai last month pledged to chart a course for stabilizing the climate system using good science. But many scientists say these promises are at…
Utah Legislature Advances an Extreme Trans Bathroom Ban
Rick Bowmer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, Utah’s state House of Representatives distinguished itself by becoming the country’s first legislative body to pass an anti-trans bill in 2024. It also happens to be dangerously extreme, by seeking to make it a criminal…
Nikki Haley Questions Trump’s Mental Competence
Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley responded to former President Donald Trump’s gaffe from Friday night, in which he confused her with Nancy Pelosi and suggested that she had something to do with the security failures at the…