Democrats Are Living in Different Realities When It Comes to Passing Biden’s Agenda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in Washington on September 23, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden has bet his legacy on a sweeping economic agenda that now awaits action in the House of Representatives. But on the…
Dems Can’t Agree on How to Keep Racism Out of the Biggest Climate Jobs Program in History
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) speaking at a press conference on the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps on July 20, 2021.Michael Brochstein/Sipa via AP Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Civilian Climate Corps had been a progressive pipe dream when delegates…
Democrats Just Introduced a New Voting Rights Bill. It’s Going Nowhere if They Don’t Reform the Filibuster.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters after a remembrance ceremony on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 13, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free…
Lauren Boebert’s Path to Reelection May Be Getting Harder
Rep. Lauren Boebert, right, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a press conference in June.Rod Lamkey/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The path to reelection for Lauren Boebert, the far-right Republican congresswoman from Colorado, could soon become a lot harder. A new…
The Moderates Are Blocking Biden’s Ambition. Why Is He Letting Them Get Away With It?
President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill from the East Room of the White House in Washington on August 10, 2021.Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said last month that she couldn’t support a…
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
A cyclist rides past the U.S. Department building in Washington, D.C.Erin Scott/Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by ProPublica. A Bronx man allegedly received $1.5 million in just ten months. A California real estate broker raked in…