With Trump, a Blatantly Racist Lie Just Reached the Presidential Debate Stage
Win McNamee/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The opening minutes of the very first question of the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday saw the former president alluding to a racist lie—which has been…
Missouri Officials Tried Everything to Keep Abortion Off the Ballot. They Just Lost.
Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Reproductive rights advocates in Missouri have beaten back a last-ditch effort by Republican officials to stop voters from having their say on abortion in November. On Tuesday afternoon, the Missouri Supreme…
Melania Pushes Conspiracy Theory About Trump Shooting to Promote Her Memoir
Former first lady Melania Trump is questioning how the attempted assassination of former President Trump came to pass…while also trying to hawk her forthcoming memoir.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Melania Trump broke her months-long silence on the assassination attempt against her…
The Unexpected History Behind Donald Trump’s Favorite Debate Strategy
STR/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. After facing off against Donald Trump in June, President Joe Biden explained his poor debate performance in part by telling reporters, “It’s hard to debate a liar.” He had a point—by one estimate, Trump made more than…
DeSantis’ Government Is Doing Everything It Can to Defeat an Abortion Rights Measure
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is trying his darndest to prevent the abortion rights amendment from passing in Florida in November.Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Florida government seems to be doing everything it can—including potentially breaking the law—to prevent voters…
Let’s Be Clear: Putin Is Again Trying to Put Trump in the White House
Mother Jones illustration; Alexander Kazakov/AFP/Getty; Evan Vucci/AP The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. “I hate saying, ‘I…