New Poll Shows California Voters Want to Keep Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks against California’s recall election during a rally with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday in San Leandro.Noah Berger/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.With just a handful of days before voting closes in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Biden Criticizes GOP Governors for Being “So Cavalier” About COVID-19
President Joe Biden speaks at Brookland Middle School in Washington, DC, about Covid-19 on September 10, 2021. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Speaking at a Washington, DC, middle school on Friday morning—where he announced steps to address the spread…
Inside the Wild, Twitter-Fueled Race to Airlift Dogs From Afghanistan
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On the morning of August 29, a little more than 24 hours before the United States military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, an Army veteran named Tom Amenta took to Twitter for a big announcement. “Good…
It’s Not Too Late to Learn the Lessons We Didn’t Learn From 9/11
A man watches smoke emit from the former site of the World Trade Center on September 12, 2001, from Hoboken, New Jersey.Chris Hondros/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This changes everything. Well…kind of. After the devastating strikes of September 11, 2001, much…
FBI Seizes Oath Keeper Lawyer’s Phone in “Seditious Conspiracy” Investigation
The US Capitol on January 6, 2021John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The FBI is investigating “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a search warrant served Tuesday night on a lawyer for…
Justice Department Launches Lawsuit to Fight Texas Abortion Ban
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Justice Department on Thursday announced it is suing Texas over the state’s near-total ban on abortion, condemning the new law for being “in open defiance of the Constitution.” The move comes just over a week after…