Even Republicans From DC Get Behind Trump at the GOP Convention
Corey Lewandowski walks off stage as preparations take place for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The last official anti-Trump resistance within the GOP went out with a whisper in Milwaukee on Monday night at…
Anti-Abortion Firebrands Are Celebrating the Trump-Vance Ticket
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has railed against abortion, divorce, and people who don’t want to have children. Now, he’s Trump’s running mate.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. After former President Trump announced on Monday that he had picked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio)…
This Woman Drove Straight to Milwaukee After Watching Trump Get Shot
Gene J. Puskar/AP; James West/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Reneé White, 57, was standing on the bleachers right behind former President Donald Trump in the “tight shot” for the campaign cameras on Saturday afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was a long…
Has Anyone Seen Mike Pence?
Mother Jones illustration; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off Monday in Milwaukee, is a super-powerful magnet for anyone with even a passing connection to conservative politics. To enter the Fiserv Forum downtown, I first had…
RNC Official: Nothing In Our Platform Says We Won’t Ban Abortion Nationwide
Ed Martin, president of the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, a conservative political organization, is one of three people the RNC and the Trump campaign appointed to run the committee tasked with shaping the GOP platform.Al Drago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last week, after…
Aileen Cannon Threw Out the Trump Documents Case—Just Like Clarence Thomas Wanted
Mother Jones; Eric Lee/Pool//CNP/ZUMA; Southern District of Florida Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court announced that former presidents are immune from prosecution for possibly all official acts undertaken while in office. This new rule, the majority said, was…