Biden denounces deadly Hamas attack on Israel: ‘There’s no justification for terrorism’
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 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants a returning Congress to take “urgent action” on Israel’s security needs…
McCarthy may jump into U.S. House speaker race, as crises overseas mount
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks about the Hamas attack on Israel during a news conference in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans will gather behind closed doors beginning Monday night in an attempt to decide…
How the Surveillance of Black Hair Can Kill a Child’s Spirit
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In January 2020, Barbers Hill High School in Texas made national headlines after suspending a Black student over his dreadlocks, ordering DeAndre Arnold to cut them if he wanted to attend graduation. The incident partly inspired the CROWN Act,…
Jim Jordan Tried to Help Trump Mount a Coup. Now He Gets to Be Speaker?
Jim Jordan, between lies, at a September 20, 2023 Judiciary Committee hearing.Tom Williams/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), like Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the man he hopes to replace as House speaker, lies a lot. Jordan’s rapid-style monologues—on topics such as…
With Israel at war, Tuberville urged anew to give up holds on military nominees
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, speaks during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services is again applying pressure on Sen. Tommy Tuberville as the Alabama Republican plans to continue stalling hundreds…
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Caste Discrimination
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This year, California was poised to become the first state in the nation to ban discrimination based on caste, the hereditary social hierarchy that originated in South Asia but persists around the world. But on…