Why Devin Nunes and His Local Paper Suddenly Can’t Stand Each Other
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Capitol Hill in April 2017.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For nearly two decades, Rep. Devin Nunes had enjoyed an amiable relationship with the Fresno Bee, the largest local paper near his district in California’s Central Valley. That ended…
How Do You Stand Out in a Crowded Primary? Whale Penises and Yeti Scalps Certainly Help.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On an overcast Friday afternoon, Jess Phoenix, a Democratic candidate for Congress from California’s 25th District, was seated at a coffee table made from the hatch of an old ship, in the front room of the Explorers Club on the…
Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica’s Rise and Fall
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the late summer of 2015, Chris Wilson, the director of research, analytics, and digital strategy for Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, had a conversation with a contractor that left him furious. A widely respected pollster who had taken leave from his firm to work…
Undocumented Immigrants Can Vote in Some Elections. But ICE Could Keep Them Away.
hermosawave/iStock/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. California has a track record of giving undocumented immigrants certain rights they wouldn’t have in most parts of the country: driver’s licenses, in-state college tuition, and, at least in San Francisco, a chance to vote. But now, that same right to vote, celebrated when…
If Paul Ryan Really Meant What He Just Said, the Abortion Debate Is Over
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday morning, after Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory in the special election election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) offered up the best postgame spin he could muster. While the race hasn’t officially been called…
Democrat Leads in District Trump Won by 20 Points
Republican Conor Lamb at a campaign rally with President Donald TrumpKeith Srakocic/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The vote-counting stretched into Wednesday morning in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Conor Lamb narrowly leads Republican Rick Saccone in a congressional district that President Donald Trump carried by 20 points. Our own Clint Hendler…