Justin Pearson, Tennessee Democrat Expelled for Gun Control Protest, Is Reinstated
George Walker/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Days after Nashville officials unanimously voted to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black Democrats expelled last week for participating in a gun control protest, the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday voted to reappoint Justin Pearson…
The Shocking Lack of Science in the Ruling Banning a Common, Safe Abortion Drug
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday night, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk rolled back the FDA’s authorization of mifepristone, the first drug in the standard two-part medication abortion protocol. The ruling is an unprecedented judicial act: A federal court overruling the long-standing scientific…
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan to Block Meddling in Trump Case
Former President Donald Trump embraces Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio at a rally in November 2022.AP Photo/Michael Conroy Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has filed a lawsuit against Congressman Jim Jordan, telling the Ohio Republican to back off the DA’s…
What Happens if Donald Trump Simply Refuses to Disclose His Finances?
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Donald Trump has missed the deadline to file a personal financial disclosure—a requirement of all presidential candidates shortly after they announce their campaigns. It’s a simple document in which politicians are supposed to…
Did the Biden Administration Just Help Trans Athletes—Or Legitimize Their Exclusion?
Children, parents and several Democratic lawmakers rally at the south steps of the Texas Capitol in April 2021, criticizing several anti-transgender bills winding their way through the 87th Legislature.Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thursday was a whirlwind day for the…
Louisville Mass Shooter Is the Seventh in 11 Months to Open Fire With an AR-15
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.With Nashville still reeling from a devastating mass shooting two weeks ago at an elementary school, the latest such carnage in America, unleashed inside a Louisville bank on Monday, featured the same type of highly lethal…