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Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2014, at an elegant gala inside the Supreme Court’s gilded Great Hall, a tuxedoed Justice Clarence Thomas turned to me and voiced his approval for my work. I glanced over to where Chief Justice John Roberts and…

The Inflation Reduction Act’s Biggest Winners? Swing States.

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022..Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The seven swing states that will decide the upcoming election have received nearly half of the torrent of clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill,…

Congress poised to race out of D.C. after dodging shutdown

The U.S. Capitol. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Dec. 20, though the divided Congress has a lot of negotiating to do if members want to pass the dozen full-year appropriations bills before their new deadline.…