A Texas Judge Ruled Against the Biden Administration’s Emergency Abortion Guidance
Without the protection of federal guidance, even severe medical emergencies may not qualify patients for abortion ban exceptions.Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May, you would have had to prove you were fewer than six weeks pregnant to get an abortion in…
The Biden Administration Just Announced Sweeping Student Loan Debt Cancellation
You’re welcome, fellow kids.Shawn Thew/Pool/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.More than two years after Joe Biden first floated the idea on the campaign trail, the president finally announced a sweeping student loan forgiveness plan that will relieve the debt burdens of millions of…
Ron DeSantis Went the Extra Mile to Endorse School Board Candidates. It Paid Off.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, waves to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.Gaston De Cardenas/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the days leading up to the Tuesday primaries in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis went on an “Education Tour” across the state to endorse candidates for school…
Two Men Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap of Michigan Governor
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You can’t just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and snatch the governor.” Most people know this without having to hear it from a prosecutor during federal criminal trial. But two Michigan men are apparently learning this lesson the hard…
Dan Goldman Just Won His Primary Thanks to The New York Times and Self-Funding
Yuh-Line Niou, Mondaire Jones and Carlina Rivera are competing with Dan Goldman, a wealthy heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune, in the Democratic primary for New York’s District 10.Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA (2); Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP; John Nacion/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the…
Laura Loomer Loses GOP Primary, Opportunity to Vie for Most Racist Congressperson
Mother Jones illustration; Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You can’t formally measure racism. But if you could, Laura Loomer would have had a solid chance of becoming the most publicly racist Congressman in the last decade if she had won last night.…