At Harris Rally in Philadelphia, the Return of “Joy”
Lev Radin/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday evening, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) began his speech by turning back to his new running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, and said, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” At the rally in Philadelphia,…
Tim Walz Is Leading the Way on Long Covid Funding
Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune-TNS/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. There are more than 400,000 people with Long Covid in Minnesota—the home state of Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz—according to the state’s health department. A post-viral illness with serious impacts to quality…
Elon Musk’s X Is Under Scrutiny for Disinformation Targeting Kamala Harris
Musk at a symposium on antisemitism in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024Beata Zawrzel/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Elon Musk has said he wants X, formerly known as Twitter, to be the “public square” of the internet, an essential place for discourse and…
On Repro Rights, Tim Walz Is the Polar Opposite of JD Vance
Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) has spoken about the importance of IVF for his family while Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) voted against a bill that would protect access.Mother Jones; Getty; Jim Watson/AFP/Getty; Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One way to…
Tim Walz Has a Stellar Record on Voting Rights
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signs the “Democracy for the People Act” on May 5, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. Steve Karnowski/AP. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kamala Harris’ decision to pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday coincided…
The Court Case That Could Sink RFK Jr.’s Campaign
Lev Radin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This week in an Albany, New York courtroom, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fighting a legal challenge that has the potential to sink much of his independent presidential campaign. The dispute is over where he calls…