Mississippians Overwhelmingly Voted Down a Jim Crow–Era Election Provision
Voters slowly make their way through the long line Tupelo Miss., on Nov. 3, 2020.Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Mississippi voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot initiative on Tuesday to dismantle a Jim Crow–era constitutional provision…
Devin Nunes, Who Sued a Twitter Cow, Keeps His Seat
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Yara Nardi/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump’s Mini-Me in California’s Central Valley, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, will be going back to Congress for a 10th term in January. Voters in California’s 22nd District reelected Nunes over Democratic…
Biden Predicts Victory, Demands Votes Be Counted
Joe Biden makes remarks on the election from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 4, 2020.Biden Campaign/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As supporters of President Donald Trump and his top surrogates unfurled a stream of disinformation on…
Five States Considered New Marijuana Reforms. Weed Won In All of Them.
Bill Clark/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.There was at least one clear winner on Election Day: legal weed. Across the country, five states voted on marijuana reforms on Tuesday. Cannabis advocates saw victories in all five states, bringing the number of states…
Even Conservatives Think Trump’s Premature Declaration of Victory Was Bad
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump, who may or may not have won an election that it is impossible to know the result of because millions of ballots still haven’t been counted, took the stage at the White House shortly after 2…
Trump Posted Election Night Disinformation. Twitter and Facebook Took Different Routes.
Trump at his campaign headquarters on Election Day.Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As anticipated, Donald Trump took to social media to weigh in prematurely on the election early on Wednesday morning, baselessly claiming on social media that “we are up BIG”…