One of the Most Controversial US Spy Programs Just Got Quietly Renewed
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On December 22, President Joe Biden signed a $886 billion defense bill that renewed one of the US government’s most controversial spy programs. Tucked in the 3,000-page legislation is an extension of the administration’s power to…
New Year, Same Congress: Politicians Block Livestock Emission Reporting Rules
Alexander Polegenko/TASS/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Anyone feeling compelled to look into a bill passed recently by the House of Representatives will see some familiar language. It may seem wonky—the concern of agriculture or climate policy geeks. But the language relates to one of…
Michigan Supreme Court Rejected Appeal to Remove Trump From Ballot
John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump will remain on Michigan’s ballot for the 2024 presidential election. On Wednesday, Michigan’s Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal to strike the indicted former president from the state’s GOP primary ticket. The state’s top court…
Inside New York City’s Botched Response to Migrant Arrivals
Migrants line up for immigration services outside Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan. Andrea Renault/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The arrival of more than 150,000 migrants in New York City since the spring of 2022 has made the Big Apple the epicenter of…
A New Breed of Climate Protesters Vows to Take the Fight to US Political “Cowards”
Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA vis AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A climate protest group backed by a cadre of Hollywood filmmakers is preparing to take action against “cowards” and “criminals” of all political stripes as the 2024 election approaches. Climate Defiance, which disrupted events…
The Far-Right Pushes a New Conspiracy Theory to Discredit Jack Smith
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A new conspiracy theory rising on the right is being deployed to help Donald Trump. It claims that Jack Smith, the special counsel who is prosecuting Trump for his attempt to overturn…