Trump Schools Evangelicals on How to Talk About Abortion
Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins before speaking at the Pray Vote Stand Summit, Friday in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In dueling presidential campaign speeches to Evangelical leaders Friday, former President Donald…
Javier Zamora’s Fight Against the Pulitzer Prizes—and American Exceptionalism
Mother Jones; Gerardo Del Valle/Courtesy of Javier Zamora Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Pulitzer Prize Board expanded the eligibility for the books, drama, and music awards by including artists who are not US citizens. The new policy, which begins in the…
Meet the Democratic-Led DC Consulting Firm With an Offshoot That Tries to Elect Republicans
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rational 360, a high-powered Washington, DC-based strategic communications firm and digital agency, promises to use “innovative” means and a network that extends “deep into the Halls of Congress, the White House, and Fortune 500 boardrooms…
UAW Launches Historic Strike Across the Big Three
UAW President Shawn Fain stands with members striking at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, at the start of the strike.Paul Sancya/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time in US history, UAW members at the Big Three automakers are on…
In a National First, California May Ban “Willful Defiance” Suspensions
Robin Rayne/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A new bill has reached the desk of California Gov. Gavin Newsom that would bar the state’s public and charter schools from suspending or expelling students in sixth through twelfth grades for “willful defiance,” a largely undefined…
Balance of power at stake as judge sets pre-Thanksgiving timeline for Georgia redistricting ruling
The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia is based in downtown Atlanta. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org. For nearly two weeks, lawyers in a 19th…