Tim Scott Once Confronted Racism Head On. Not Anymore.
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Grassroots Republicans Aren’t Donating Much Money to Ron DeSantis
AP Photo/Sean Rayford Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ron DeSantis is failing when it comes to grassroots fundraising. The situation has gotten so bad that it’s possible the Florida governor might actually be losing money when it comes to courting small-dollar donors. DeSantis’ team…
Trump Says He Could Soon Be Arrested and Indicted in January 6 Case
Trump complained that he received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday after he returned from a Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he danced during his remarks. Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/Zuma. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump…
In West Wendover, Nevada, Anything Goes—Except Planned Parenthood
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.West Wendover, Nevada, has long played a special role for residents of my home state of Utah: It’s where they go to sin. Just 122 miles from Salt Lake City, the tiny border outpost offers cheap booze, big casinos,…
Missouri Republicans Are Going to Absurd Lengths to Stop Voters from Having Their Say on Abortion
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters in May.Kacen Bayless/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May 2019, when Missouri banned abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy, abortion-rights advocates decided to put the issue to voters.…
No Labels Says It’s Not a Political Party. But It’s Setting Up State Parties.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.No Labels, the self-professed centrist group that is preparing to possibly run its own presidential candidate in 2024, says it is not a political party. That means it does not have to reveal the donors that…