Schiff, Murphy Express Alarm Over Biden: He Should Be “Mopping the Floor With Donald Trump”
The two top Democrats joined a growing list of party faithful going public with concerns over Biden’s candidacy.Ting Shen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As the crisis over President Biden’s candidacy following a disastrous debate performance extends into a second week, more top…
The Democrats Going Public With Their Concerns Over Biden
Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Joe BidenMother Jones; Bonnie Cash/Pool/CNP/ZUMA; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first Democrat in office to call for President Biden to drop out of the general election in…
US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis in the United States and called for gun control measures to…
Will Congress’ Power Over Tax Policy Survive This Supreme Court?
Mother Jones; Engin Akyurt; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In December, I published an interview with the tax policy expert and attorney Steve Rosenthal titled “The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend a Century of Tax Law.” Dropped last week,…
Democrats Are Trying to Repeal a Zombie Law That Could Ban Abortion Nationwide
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), center, is going after the 19th-century Comstock Act before Republicans may try to use it to ban abortion nationwide.Mother Jones; Samuel Corum/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. You may think medication abortion is safe from anti-abortion crusaders’ wrath after…
About That IVF “Alternative” GOP Senators Are Trying to Fund
A doctor fertilizes a woman’s eggs. (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last week, Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would designate federal funds for “Restorative Reproductive Medicine,” a loose group of therapies meant to help treat infertility without…