This Poll Is Extremely Bad News for Ted Cruz
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke has more cash on hand than Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, an army of small-dollar donors, and a penchant for drawing big crowds for everything from 5 a.m. jogs to small-town meet-and-greets. But in a…
One of Congress’ Most Unpopular Republicans Might Not Even Have a Democratic Opponent in November
Rep. Dana RohrabacherMother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early last month, at a debate between the Democratic candidates running to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the 15-term Orange County, California, Republican, local business owner Laura Oatman addressed a longstanding fear among the district’s Democratic voters. “I want to address the elephant…
Here’s How Trump Is Rigging Democracy at the Voting Booth
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Today we’re launching a new Mother Jones video series explaining everything you need to know about efforts to undermine voting in America. We’ve covered this territory for years. In 2012, Kevin Drum detailed the GOP’s 10-year campaign to gin up voter fraud hysteria…
309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. That’s a Record.
Protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017Michael Nigro/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A record-setting number of women are running for seats in the US House of Representatives, a new analysis by the Associated Press finds. The 309 women who so far are seeking House seats…
Why Devin Nunes and His Local Paper Suddenly Can’t Stand Each Other
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Capitol Hill in April 2017.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For nearly two decades, Rep. Devin Nunes had enjoyed an amiable relationship with the Fresno Bee, the largest local paper near his district in California’s Central Valley. That ended…
How Do You Stand Out in a Crowded Primary? Whale Penises and Yeti Scalps Certainly Help.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On an overcast Friday afternoon, Jess Phoenix, a Democratic candidate for Congress from California’s 25th District, was seated at a coffee table made from the hatch of an old ship, in the front room of the Explorers Club on the…