Republicans Are Desperately Trying to Change Their Tune on Abortion
Flip-flop: the sound or motion of something flapping loosely; or a backward handspring; or a a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy).Christoph Soeder/DPA/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, popular support for abortion has…
Report: Rick Scott Blew It
Senator Rick Scott speaks during CPAC Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole in Dallas on August 5, 2022. Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Over the last two years, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has had an…
Alaska Just Elected Its First Native Representative
Peltola, 49, is Yup’ik, which is Alaska’s largest indigenous community.Mark Thiessen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Representative-elect Mary Peltola just made history. With a 51-49 upset victory over ex-governor Sarah Palin, confirmed Wednesday by the state’s Division of Elections, Peltola has won Alaska’s sole…
National Anger Over the Removal of Abortion Rights Is Catching Up to the GOP
A poster of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a rally for abortion rights at the capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, in July Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this year, Democrats were preparing to kiss…
Election Denier Kari Lake Wins Nomination in Arizona Election She Said Was Rigged
Former FOX 10 Phoenix anchor Kari Lake.Mother Jones illustration; Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After spreading baseless claims of election fraud in the Arizona gubernatorial primary, Republican Kari Lake has won her party’s nomination. The Donald Trump-backed candidate and former FOX 10 Phoenix…
Kansas Just Showed Us How to Win the Fight to Protect Abortion Rights
Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time since a five-member majority of the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in late June, the future of abortion rights was on the…