JD Vance Called Democrats a “Childless Cabal,” But We Did the Math
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The internet has been burning up this past week with the many, many faux pas—faux paws?—of Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, what with his “childless cat ladies” thing, his endorsement of a reprehensible…
JD Vance Has Supported Criminalizing People Seeking Abortions
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Republican vice-presidential nominee, speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Aude Guerrucci/MaxPPP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Donald Trump may seek to obfuscate his stance on abortion and distance himself from Project 2025’s ultraconservative policy goals, but the…
Election Deniers Just Scored a Major Win in Arizona’s Biggest County
Mother Jones; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this month, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican who oversees mail-in voting, voter registration, and property records in America’s fourth-largest county, reached out to Elon Musk with an invitation. “Can I…
Here’s How the GOP Platform Could Lead to a Nationwide Abortion Ban
Anti-abortion activist Kristan Hawkins is one of the latest people to clarify that the new GOP platform could, indeed, pave the way for a nationwide abortion ban.Julia Rendleman/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. If you listen to leading anti-abortion activists, you…
This Arizona Race Is One of the Ugliest Republican Primaries I’ve Seen in Years
Mother Jones; Christopher Brown/Zuma (3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In late June, I was at a candidate forum in Sun City West, a sprawling retirement community northwest of Phoenix, when an Arizona Republican sitting next to me leaned over and offered a…
More Than 260 Ohio Doctors Join the List of People Who Denounce JD Vance
Mother Jones; Stephen Maturen/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Lots of people seem to dislike the views of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) these days: Jennifer Aniston, Congressional Republicans, and…maybe even Donald Trump? Now hundreds of medical professionals from Vance’s home state of Ohio…