Trump Schools Evangelicals on How to Talk About Abortion
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins before speaking at the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In dueling presidential campaign speeches to Evangelical leaders Friday, former President Donald…
Restore Roe, or Go Beyond It? The Question Is Fracturing the Abortion Rights Movement
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Not long after Election Day last November, Pamela Merritt joined a call with other abortion-rights activists in Missouri to discuss a daring proposal: sidestepping the state’s ruling Republicans by directly asking voters whether to add abortion rights to their…
The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She didn’t want to be married anymore, and he didn’t like that. In April, right-wing activist and influencer Steven Crowder told the audience of his podcast, Louder with Crowder, that he and his wife, Hilary,…
What to Know About the Latest Court Ruling on the Abortion Pill
Olga Fedorova /SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this spring, the Supreme Court hit pause on a controversial ruling in a massive anti-abortion lawsuit with the potential to eliminate nationwide access to the most common method of abortion. The case, brought…
Direct Democracy—and Abortion Rights—Win in Ohio
Samantha Hendrickson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Republican-driven effort to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution failed in a special election on Tuesday. The defeated measure, known as Issue 1, would have effectively torpedoed the state’s direct democracy process, raising the…
DeSantis Criticized for Not Being Anti-Abortion Enough
John Raoux/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban into law. Still, that is not enough to prove he’s truly committed to being an anti-abortion advocate. This week, in an interview with Megyn Kelly, DeSantis touted…