If Republicans Retake Congress In November, Here’s What Their Agenda Will Look Like
Republican Study Committee chair U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) speaks at a press conference following a Republican caucus meeting on June 08, 2022.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.During a press conference earlier this year, a reporter asked Senate…
This Is the Republican Roadmap for Eradicating Reproductive Rights
Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Emboldened by the Supreme Court’s decision demolishing the constitutional right to an abortion, Republicans have signaled that they plan to take further action to limit, if not eradicate, abortion rights by imposing federal…
Trump Allegedly Attacked His Own Secret Service Agent. That Wasn’t Even Tuesday’s Biggest News.
Mother Jones illustration; House Select Committee/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In a sense, Secret Service agent Bobby Engel spoke for most Americans when he reportedly told President Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021: “Take your hand off the steering wheel.”…
This Democrat Wrote a Water Recycling Law. It Could Benefit Her Financially.
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.)Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA As a member of Congress from the nation’s driest state, Rep. Susie Lee has a major stake in the health of the Colorado River Basin, which is currently enduring historic drought. “Nevadans’ access to clean water from Lake Mead is in danger,” she tweeted in July 2021. In office,…
The Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill Is Now Law
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.President Joe Biden signed the first federal gun safety legislation in decades today, finally breaking a stalemate on the issue that has long persisted in Congress. “This time, when it seems impossible to get anything…
Senators Just Did the Rich Another Favor
Mother Jones; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a retirement bill called the Enhancing American Retirement Now Act (EARN). That’s the Senate version of a package nicknamed SECURE 2.0, which sailed through the…