The Rise of the Abortion Cowboy
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The doctor wants a pair of boots. Not just any boots, either. A specific brand of cowboy boot, handcrafted in Texas. Boots that adorn the feet of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, for instance, and singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. We’re at…
Ohio’s Jim Jordan fails in bid for U.S. House speaker, leaving chamber paralyzed again
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, walks to the House chamber ahead of a planned vote for Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The U.S. House rejected Ohio’s Jim Jordan as a candidate for speaker on Tuesday…
Fulton trial of Trump allies nears as lawyers prepare for tall order of picking impartial jury
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee ruled Sept. 14 that Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell will be tried separately from Donald Trump and 16 other co-defendants in the 2020 presidential election interference case. File Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool Do eligible jurors exist in Fulton County who haven’t formed strong opinions about Donald Trump…
Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 16, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan swayed several Republican opponents to his side Monday, moving the Ohio Republican closer to the speaker’s gavel ahead of a crucial Tuesday…
Biden will visit Israel to demonstrate U.S. support following Hamas attack
President Joe Biden, joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 10, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with the Middle…
Trump Hit With Another Gag Order
Rebecca Blackwell/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge in Washington, DC, slapped Donald Trump with a limited gag order Monday—Trump’s second in the last month. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan barred the former president from denigrating court employees, prosecutors, or witnesses in the…