Voters Are Finally Starting to Notice the Trump Administration’s Botched Response to the Pandemic
President Donald Trump at a press briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic White House on April 3, 2020. Gripas Yuri/Abaca via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the country was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic in March, President Donald Trump saw some of the best approval numbers…
The “Single Most Important DA Race in the Country” Is Headed to a Runoff
District Attorney Jackie Lacey and former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, at a candidates’ debate in JanuaryDamian Dovarganes/AP In the sweeping progressive movement to elect district attorneys to reform the criminal justice system, there’s perhaps no greater prize than Los Angeles. It’s home to the biggest district attorney’s office in the country by far,…
This #ProLife Texas Republican Wins With the Worst Coronavirus Take (At Least So Far This Week)
fizkes/Getty After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared abortions as nonessential care during the coronavirus outbreak (and state Attorney General Ken Paxton made an order to clarify and enforce that decision on Monday), a Republican running for Congress in the state posted a hell of a take on the matter. Kathaleen Wall, who is running to replace retiring…
The Biggest Story From Tonight’s Elections Is That They Happened At All
“I Voted” stickers at Trinity Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill. Nam Y. Huh/AP Joe Biden won Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona. Of course he did—that was never really in question. The former vice president is the overwhelming favorite in the Democratic presidential race, with a hundred-plus-delegate lead that Sen. Bernie Sanders has…
In Another Big Night for Joe Biden, the Former Veep Sweeps Florida, Illinois, and Arizona
Matt Rourke/AP Former vice president Joe Biden won decisive primary victories in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona on Tuesday, adding to his nearly insurmountable delegate lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, in what may be the last election of its kind for weeks. Biden, who emerged as Sanders’…
When Your Primary Is in the Midst of a Pandemic
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For the last few months, Abby McEntee, a preschool teacher from the Chicago suburb of Western Springs, has spent each of her Saturdays and Sundays crisscrossing Illinois’ 3rd District to knock doors on behalf of Marie Newman, the former marketing executive making her second attempt at unseating Illinois Rep.…