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Mother Jonesby Noah Lanard9d ago
Last week, The Washington Post reported that David Flippo’s congressional campaign falsely claimed on multiple occasions that the Nevada Republican earned a Bronze Star with valor as an Air Force...
Mother Jonesby Russ Choma9d ago
President Donald Trump is once again offering “exclusive” access to buyers of his meme coin—this time in the form of an invitation to a dinner with him and three secret “legends” to be named at a...
Mother Jonesby Stephanie Mencimer9d ago
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has been making the rounds of national media recently promoting his new book, Off Ramp: How to be a peacemaker in an age of contempt.
Mother Jonesby Rachel Santarsiero9d ago
After one of the largest wildfires in state history devastated Rio Blanco County, Colorado in 2025, Deirdre Macnab saw her share of horrors across the community: cows burned to death, pigs died...
Mother Jonesby Dan Friedman and Hannah Levintova9d ago
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had launched a “wide crackdown on...
Mother Jonesby Abby Vesoulis10d ago
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high...
Mother Jonesby Russ Choma10d ago
In a move that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has decried as a “clear conflict of interest and corruption,” one of the Trump Family’s most lucrative businesses is on its way to becoming a bank.
Mother Jonesby Marianne Lavelle10d ago
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Mother Jonesby Nina Martin10d ago
In what promises to be the most consequential showdown over reproductive rights since the end of Roe v.
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen10d ago
Renée Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross amid the Trump administration’s violent occupation and mass...
Mother Jonesby Kiera Butler10d ago
On Wednesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new entity within the Pentagon: the Office of Religious Affairs.
Mother Jonesby Inae Oh10d ago
“She never says that she was drugged without her knowledge. She admits to taking drugs and alcohol voluntarily and with knowledge. She does not allege that she was forced to engage in any acts.
Mother Jonesby David Vine10d ago
On April 3, four weeks after Donald Trump claimed the Iran War would be over in four to five weeks, and with his approval ratings in reputable polls dipping below 40 percent, the president made a...
Mother Jonesby Stephanie Mencimer11d ago
On July 3, the “Wings of Freedom” demonstrations over the National Mall featured three hours’ worth of aerial entertainment cooked up by the Trump administration as part of the America 250...
Mother Jonesby Rebecca Grant11d ago
This story is part of the Life After Roe package, appearing this week, which looks at the surprising resilience of the abortion access movement in the Dobbs era—and at how hardliners are doubling...
Mother Jonesby Kyle Paoletta11d ago
Last year, on Labor Day weekend, an immigration attorney named Cooper Richardson spent her Saturday calling the Phoenix-area shelter where one of her clients—a child from Guatemala—was being held.
Mother Jonesby Sophie Hurwitz12d ago
On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves, a “pain compliance” tool and recent hit with ICE...
Mother Jonesby Rachel Santarsiero12d ago
On Wednesday—the fourth day New York’s annual Climate Week—a federal judge handed the Trump administration a major victory by striking down New York’s landmark Climate Change Superfund Act.
Mother Jonesby Alex Nguyen12d ago
OpenAI called off plans to launch its latest GPT-6.1 Astra model on Tuesday, after the system failed to meet the company’s safety standards.
Mother Jonesby Tim Murphy12d ago
The most unusual ritual in American politics in the scorched and cynical runup to the 2026 midterm elections takes place as often as five times a day—in restaurants and breweries, in rec centers...
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