Dominion and Fox News Settle Lawsuit
Mark Lennihan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The much anticipated $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, widely viewed as one of the most consequential libel cases in decades, is officially over. On Tuesday, Dominion Voting Systems and the cable TV giant reached an eleventh-hour…
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Overturns 1931 Abortion Ban
Carlos Osorio/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution last November, but a 1931 abortion ban remained on the books. On Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a law repealing that abortion ban, ensuring that Michigan’s laws align with its constitution…
Tennessee House Republicans Move to Expel Three Members for Gun Control Protest
Seth Herald/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A little over a week after a devastating shooting at a Nashville grade school, the Tennessee House of Representatives, in a historically rare move, took the first steps to expel three Democratic members for participating in…
Why Is Lauren Boebert Trolling Her Own Bill?
Gary Kramer/US Fish and Wildlife Service/AP/File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, a bill introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) received a hearing. For some congresspeople, this would not be news. For Boebert it is: In her first term, she sponsored 41 pieces…
Election-Denying Former Colorado Official Guilty of Misdemeanor Obstruction
David Zalubowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official who has been charged with election fraud, could be going to jail for obstructing a government operation. Peters made national headlines last year when she pleaded not guilty to numerous…
Kyrsten Sinema Is Leaving the Democratic Party
Kent Nishimura/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. Politico has the scoop, which you can decide is either unsurprising or something of a bombshell. The news comes shortly after two key moments…