Why the Border Patrol Went MAGA
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Climate Deniers Aren’t Mainstream, But Congress Is Rife With Them
From left, Ted Cruz (Texas), Steve Scalise (Louisiana), and August Pfluger (Texas) are all openly hostile to federal climate efforts..Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US politics is an outlier bastion of climate denial with nearly one in four members of…
The Future of the Border Is Even More Dystopian Than You Thought
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“He’s an Agent. No One Will Believe Me Over Him.”
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How Trump’s “Mass Deportation” Plan Would Ruin America
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One of the Most Vocal Proponents of a Ceasefire in Gaza Just Lost
Cori Bush is the second progressive Congress member to lose her seat after calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.Mother Jones; Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In one of the most watched primaries this year, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)—among the first members…