Congress Gets a Lesson in How to Self-Manage an Abortion
Renee Bracey Sherman testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.YouTube Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Today, likely for the first time in history, an abortion rights activist explained, step-by-step, how to self-manage an abortion before Congress in an official…
What Democratic Efforts to Protect Abortion Rights and “Titanic” Have in Common
Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wash.) oversees a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Watching the abortion hearings held on Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee and…
“The West Wing Is UNHINGED”
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Two of the most important days in Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election arguably were December 18 and 19. That’s when Trump sought to take the kooky coup…
Leaked Audio: Before Election Day, Bannon Said Trump Planned to Falsely Claim Victory
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On the evening of October 31, 2020, Steve Bannon told a group of associates that President Donald Trump had a plan to declare victory on election night—even if…
Why Is Donald Trump Trying to Clear the Way for Steve Bannon to Testify Before Congress?
Al Drago/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.With Donald Trump set to waive his claim to executive privilege, onetime adviser Steve Bannon may be due for a date before Congress. Trump had fought to prevent Bannon, a ringleader of the conspiracy…
Former Oath Keepers Spokesman Set to Testify at January 6 Hearing
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes in Washington on June 25, 2017. His former associate, Jason Van Tatenhove, is scheduled to testify before the January 6 committee.Susan Walsh/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A former spokesman for the Oath Keepers militia group…