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Republicans Are Grasping for a Reason to Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing.Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, House Republicans renewed their plan to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It is part of a long attempt to pin the failures—both real…

A New Breed of Climate Protesters Vows to Take the Fight to US Political “Cowards”

Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA vis AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A climate protest group backed by a cadre of Hollywood filmmakers is preparing to take action against “cowards” and “criminals” of all political stripes as the 2024 election approaches. Climate Defiance, which disrupted events…

Democrats Invest Early In State Legislature Races Where Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Are on the Line

North Carolina’s capitol building in Raleigh.Benedek—Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.North Carolina’s state legislature has been controlled by Republicans for more than a decade, but when Tricia Cotham, a Democratic state representative, switched party allegiances to join the GOP last Spring, the…