Texas Republican Party Enshrines Anti-LGBTQ Hate in Extreme Right-Wing Party Platform
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick poses for photos with supporters during the first day of the Republican Party of Texas convention.Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Thousands of the Texas Republican party faithful voted yesterday on a state GOP…
New Poll Finds 6 in 10 US Adults Support for Prosecuting Trump For January 6 Capitol Attack
Mark Humphrey/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Since the formation of the House select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a question has loomed large over its proceedings: Will the panel issue a criminal referral…
A CDC Panel Just Voted to Recommend the Covid Vaccine for Children Under Five
Emma H. Tobin/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Update, 6/18 4:30 p.m. ET: Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has endorsed the decision of a CDC expert panel to recommend the Covid vaccine for young children, meaning everyone in the United States six…
These Cities Decided That Paying to Host the World Cup Just Wasn’t Worth It
FIFA president and Austin Powers co-star Gianni Infantino.Nikku/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Thursday FIFA, the governing body for world soccer, unveiled the 16 host cities for the 2026 men’s World Cup, which will be played in…
Trump Sycophants Advanced a Coup Plot They Knew Was Illegal
John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani at the Jan. 6, 2021 rally at the Ellipse.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Beware the yes men. Donald Trump couldn’t have caused January 6 alone. The defeated president’s attempted putsch would not have gone…
Insurrectionist Anti-Vaxx Doctor Simone Gold Was Just Sentenced to 60 Days in Prison
Dr. Simone Gold, founder of the anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors, speaks at an event in Jenks, Okla., on June 30, 2021. John Clanton/Tulsa World via AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.For most of the past year, Simone Gold, a…