Mitt Romney’s Bid to Become Utah’s Next Senator Just Hit A Roadblock. Here’s What Happens Next.
U. S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney delivers his speech to the delegates at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mitt Romney seemed like a shoo-in to…
Democrats Are Asking Two Sandy Hook Parents to Run for Congress. It’s Not an Easy Decision.
Nicole Hockley, speaking, and Mark Barden, right, with Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Elizabeth Esty at a news conference in December 2014Pat Eaton-Robb/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden are best friends. Both lost young sons on one of the most violent…
This Poll Is Extremely Bad News for Ted Cruz
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke has more cash on hand than Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, an army of small-dollar donors, and a penchant for drawing big crowds for everything from 5 a.m. jogs to small-town meet-and-greets. But in a…
One of Congress’ Most Unpopular Republicans Might Not Even Have a Democratic Opponent in November
Rep. Dana RohrabacherMother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early last month, at a debate between the Democratic candidates running to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the 15-term Orange County, California, Republican, local business owner Laura Oatman addressed a longstanding fear among the district’s Democratic voters. “I want to address the elephant…
Here’s How Trump Is Rigging Democracy at the Voting Booth
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Today we’re launching a new Mother Jones video series explaining everything you need to know about efforts to undermine voting in America. We’ve covered this territory for years. In 2012, Kevin Drum detailed the GOP’s 10-year campaign to gin up voter fraud hysteria…
309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. That’s a Record.
Protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017Michael Nigro/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A record-setting number of women are running for seats in the US House of Representatives, a new analysis by the Associated Press finds. The 309 women who so far are seeking House seats…