Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Challenger Says the Congresswoman Is Not “Attractive Enough” to Hold Office
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels poses at his home in Minneapolis earlier this month.Steve Karnowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, one of the primary challengers to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), mentioned a reason he thinks…
Democrats split on placing conditions on military aid to Israel
A soldier looks at a tank near the border with the Gaza strip on November 28, 2023 in Southern Border, Israel. Israel and Hamas agreed to a two-day extension to their initial four-day truce, which promised the release of more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners held in…
Schumer on U.S. Senate floor condemns ‘rank antisemitism’ amid Israel-Hamas war
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 29, 2023, the day he delivered a major speech condemning the rise of antisemitism in the United States. Ashley Murray/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, spoke from the chamber on Wednesday about the rise…
Georgia lawmakers back at Capitol to redraw political maps to comply with Voting Rights Act
Sen. Elena Parent, right, takes on a map during the 2021 special redistricting session, while Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler looks at notes. Lawmakers will be back at it again starting Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the plans didn’t adequately protect Black voters’ rights. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder It’s back to Atlanta and back to…
Koch Network Endorses Haley to Defeat Trump. But the Biggest Loser Is Ron DeSantis.
Matias J. Ocner/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time in its two-decade history, Americans for Prosperity Action—an influential conservative organization backed by Charles Koch—has weighed in on the GOP presidential primary, crowning Nikki Haley as the best candidate to beat Donald Trump.…
Those “Giving Pledge” Billionaires Had Better Pick Up the Pace
Mother Jones; Nati Harnik/AP, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the author of a book about runaway wealth in America, I’ve thought a fair bit about the Giving Pledge, the exclusive do-gooder club Bill and Melinda French Gates launched in 2010…