Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes
The State Election Board rejected a state takeover of Fulton County elections following a lengthy performance review after a tumultuous 2020 presidential election brought some unwanted national attention to Georgia’s most populous county. After the 2020 general election, Fulton County poll workers sorted absentee ballots during a pilot audit. File/GPB The Fulton County and Cherokee…
America’s Top 100 Donors Heavily Favor Trump and the Republicans
Trump basks in the love of his supporters at a rally in Phoenix on June 6.Gage Skidmore/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump may have lost in the Manhattan court where a jury recently convicted him of 34 felonies, but…
An Investigation: Is Trump Like Jesus?
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is known for many things: talking about a “Jewish space laser“; white supremacy; political violence; having a lawyer who was rude to Mother Jones in court; and possessing a seemingly bottomless…
SW Georgia congressional candidate convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case walks out on debate
Chuck Hand, a GOP candidate for the 2nd congressional district, abruptly left during Sunday’s Atlanta Press Club debate. J. Glenn Photography Tensions in Georgia’s GOP primary for the 2nd congressional district came to a head Sunday at the Atlanta Press Club’s debate, with one candidate abruptly leaving after reading a prepared statement. Wayne Johnson, a…
59 Years Ago SCOTUS Guaranteed Access to Birth Control. Now, That and Much More Is Under Threat.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), far left, and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), center, during a news conference on the Right to Contraception Act in DC on Wednesday.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Friday…
Gov. Kristi Noem Says Trump Should Pick A Woman VP to Show That He Supports Women’s Health
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) believes a second Trump presidency could help American women—but history suggests otherwise.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), has some advice for Donald Trump: He should pick a woman as his running mate. “All the…