J.D. Vance Is Trump’s Running Mate
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance speaks at the Turning Point USA ”People’s Convention,” in Detroit, Michigan, June 15, 2024. Dominic Gwinn/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate. “After lengthy…
For Christian Nationalists, the Trump Shooting Proves He Was Anointed by God
The Yomiuri Shimbun; John Bazemore/AP (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the hours after the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump Saturday evening at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, X became an even more chaotic space than usual, incandescent with posts…
In Stunning Decision, Judge Cannon Dismisses Trump Documents Charges
Senate Judiciary Committee; Alex Brandon/AP(2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s classified documents indictment, ruling that special counsel Jack Smith had been unconstitutionally appointed. If Cannon’s stunning decision withstands appeal, it would end what had…
Texas Leaders Worry Bitcoin Mines and Big Data Will Crash the Power Grid
Cheryl Shadden outside her home in Granbury, Texas, with Constellation Energy’s Wolf Hollow II power plant in the background.Keaton Peters/Inside Climate News Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
Officials Would Like the Secret Service to Explain Itself
Secret service agents covered former president Donald Trump after a shooter opened fire, striking Trump, killing a spectator, and critically injuring two others.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Trump, there…
Attempted Trump Assassination Triggers a Flood of MAGA BS
Donald Trump is helped off the stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, following an assassination attempt on the former president.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It is hardly surprising that a political movement that has as…