Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win and Delays His Election Subversion Prosecution
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Uncommitted Voters in Michigan Made Clear Their Disgust With Biden and the War
President Joe Biden (left) and Dearborn’s Democratic Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. Hammoud, who backed the uncommitted campaign, speaks during an election night gathering on Tuesday in Dearborn.Yuri Gripas/Pool/CNP/ZUMA; Carlos Osorio/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2012, voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary had two choices:…
Mitch McConnell’s Legacy Is the Return of Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration; Michael Brochstein/ZUMA; Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The last big thing Mitch McConnell did as the Senate Republican leader will likely be remembered as one of his most consequential—his decision in early 2021 not to hold Donald Trump accountable for…
Stop Cop City Activists Turn Up the Heat on Nationwide Insurance in Arizona
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What Happens If We Actually Treat Fetuses Like People?
San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In ruling that frozen embryos should be legally considered the same as children under a wrongful death law, the Alabama Supreme Court furthered a growing movement hoping to enshrine “fetal personhood”—the idea…
Ohio GOP Candidate JR Majewski Used a Slur, Considered Dropping Out (Again), But Will Stay in the Race
J.R. Majewski at a campaign rallyTom E. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio Republican Congressional candidate JR Majewski considered dropping out of his race (again) after backlash for saying that Democrats, like disabled people participating in the Special Olympics, are “retarded” in a podcast…