Congress Won’t Be Able to Ban Assault Weapons Anytime Soon. Sen. Chris Murphy Has Another Idea.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., arrives for a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A shooter used an assault-style rifle and handgun to kill five people…
As RSV Cases Surge, Experts Warn of America’s Worsening ‘Tripledemic’
(CrRingo Chiu/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Respiratory illnesses are sweeping the nation, overwhelming hospitals, causing kids to miss school, and keeping adults home from work. The culprit? Covid. And respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). And the flu. “We’re facing an onslaught of…
Is Elon Musk a Ron DeSantis Supporter Now?
Elon Musk addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway on August 29, 2022. CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may have a rich and powerful supporter in his expected presidential campaign:…
Voting Has Begun in Georgia Senate Runoff, Despite GOP Attempt To Stop Saturday Voting
“I secured my vote” stickers photographed on Election Day, November 8th, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Voters in about two dozen Georgia counties began voting today in the Senate runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael…
Donald Trump Dined With White Supremacist Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes answers question during an interview with Agence France-Presse as a college student in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 9, 2016. WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Donald Trump, now a candidate for president, had dinner with the white…
Herschel Walker Has a History of Standing Up For Violent Men
Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to a crowd outside a gun shop in Smyrna, Georgia on November 3, 2022.Robin Rayne/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Among the most-discussed aspects of Herschel Walker’s campaign for the US Senate seat in Georgia are the…