There's so much more to the Trump-Russia story
Support our nonprofit journalism September 15, 2026 Last week, Mother Jones posted an article —based on my new book , How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Valdimir Putin, and the Fight for America —which examined whether Putin would meddle in the midterm elections. The book is an exhaustive account of how Russia has mounted influence and disinformation operations to mess with American elections since 2016, often to help Trump—and how Trump and the GOP have aided Moscow by denying this covert attack was happening. So it seemed a good bet the Kremlin’s clandestine operators would strike again. And they have. Days ago, MSNOW reported that the Russian disinformation network dubbed Matryoshka—which I wrote about in the book—was posting on social media fake videos of Hollywood celebrities disparaging Democrats and encouraging votes for Republicans. This is likely a prelude to more extensive skullduggery to come. In other Trump-Russia news, ProPublica revealed that an oligarch close to Pu...