Trump Says the DOJ Is Politicized. If He Wins, It Will Be.
Mother Jones; Chip Somodevilla/Getty, Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump has been indicted three times in four months. He faces charges in New York, DC, and Florida, with Georgia expected to join the list soon. Those cases, in local and federal…
Ron DeSantis Wants to “Start Slitting Throats on Day One”
Charlie Neibergall/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.During a barbecue campaign event on Sunday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told New Hampshire voters that if he makes it to the White House, he will be “slitting throats on day one” in order to root…
Mike Huckabee Is Now Peddling Climate Misinformation to Children
Kiichiro Sato/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Beverly Grimmett thought the kids magazines she saw stacked on a coworker’s desk this spring were perfectly innocent, until she picked one up. “My stomach turned,” Grimmett said. The guides were decorated in bright colors and cheerful cartoons,…
Authors Like Me Are Fighting the Book-Ban Zealots. We Need Help.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not long ago, I was one of 22 authors honored at a fundraising dinner for my local library. It was a swanky affair, with a multicourse meal, a pair of emcees, and a photographer to capture the rare sight…
This New Lawsuit Could Restore Democracy in Wisconsin
Janet Protasiewicz, left, was sworn in Tuesday as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, at roughly the same time that Donald Trump was indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz was…
DeSantis Criticized for Not Being Anti-Abortion Enough
John Raoux/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law. Still, that is not enough to prove he’s truly committed to being an anti-abortion advocate. This week, in an interview with Megyn Kelly, DeSantis touted…