More than 500 new Russia sanctions levied by White House after Navalny death
More than 500 new sanctions meant to disrupt Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund and wage war were imposed by the Biden administration on Friday. Putin is shown making a speech in Red Square during a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, on June 24,…
Georgia House panel debates proposed public school trans bathroom bill, prompting sharp criticism
Georgia lawmakers are considering assigning bathrooms based on the type of gamete a student’s body produces, a move LGBTQ+ advocates say would create needless hardship for transgender students. Getty Images Where should transgender students go to use the bathroom? That’s one of the questions pondered by the Georgia House Education Policy Subcommittee Thursday as it…
‘Religious liberty’ legislation emerges from eight-year slumber at the Georgia Capitol
Acworth Republican Sen. Ed Setzler, front, is the lead sponsor of a religious freedom law he contends will protect Georgians from local and state government infringing on their rights to practice their faith. File photo Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a divisive bill on Thursday that its backers contend will give…
Obsessed: It’s 2024 and Conservatives Still Can’t Stop Worrying About Michelle Obama
Molly Riley/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Conservative Political Action Conference, the largest right-wing convention in the country, kicked off this morning’s show with an all-star lineup. There were members of Congress like Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), a…
Methane-Spewing Gas and Oil Drillers Owe the US Billions—in Theory
Mario Tama/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Inflation Reduction Act, the 2021 US climate law abbreviated IRA, primarily reduces emissions through financial incentives, rather than binding rules. But in addition to all its well-known carrots, lawmakers quietly included a smaller number of sticks—particularly when it comes…
“What Can I Even Say Without Having to Go to Jail?”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Heather Williams, an advocate with the Tulsa-based nonprofit Domestic Violence Intervention Services, gets a call from the local hospital, she has to drop whatever she’s doing and go. The call normally comes in when a survivor of sexual assault…