Add Rubio to the List of GOP Invertebrates Who Won’t Say if They’d Certify 2024 Election Results
Sen. Marco Rubio is the latest Republican potential vice presidential pick who refused to commit to certifying the election results. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)—all of whom are among…
Yet Another Republican Comes Out Against No-Fault Divorce
Zach D Roberts/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Erstwhile GOP presidential candidate and current vice-presidential hopeful Ben Carson has joined right-wing peers like Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in supporting the end—or at least the rolling back—of no-fault divorce laws across the…
West Virginia Voters Reject January 6 Rioter Running for Congress
Derrick Evans raises his hand during a swearing-in ceremony to the West Virginia House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va. Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.West Virginia voters had an unenviable choice of congressional…
Donald Trump Really Trying to Pretend He Couldn’t Care Less About Michael Cohen
Mother Jones; Yuki Iwamura/AP; Imago/ZUMA; Elizabeth Williams/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Donald Trump faced off with his onetime fixer Michael Cohen in court on Monday, and for the most part, Cohen delivered a persuasive indictment. Even though the two men have…
How Paul Manafort Tried to Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime
Seth Wenig/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In March, the politerati were atwitter over what appeared major news: Longtime political operator, lobbyist, wheeler-dealer, and (pardoned) felon Paul Manafort was in talks to join Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. This seemed an odd move, given…
More Than a Million Adults Have Legal Guardians. Seven States Won’t Let Them Vote.
Tèa Kvetenadze/New York Daily News/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last month, the Department of Justice released new guidance reaffirming disabled people’s right to vote, and the ways that their voting rights are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. “For too long,” the…