Mississippi Just Banned Trans Athletes. South Dakota Isn’t Far Behind.
A parent protests in South Dakota.Stephen Groves/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thursday, the governor of Mississippi signed into law a bill that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams, making it the…
All American Adults Will Be Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine by May 1, Biden Plans to Say
Damian Dovarganes/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.All American adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1, President Biden is set to announce in his Thursday night primetime address. The news will be an…
Senate Confirms Merrick Garland as US Attorney General
Caroline Brehman/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm longtime federal judge Merrick Garland as US attorney general on Wednesday. Garland was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Barack…
House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The House voted Wednesday to approve a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign the bill into law later in the…
Jimmy Carter Calls Georgia’s Restrictive Voting Laws an Attempt to “Turn Back the Clock”
Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Former President Jimmy Carter issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Georgia Republicans’ efforts to “turn back the clock” and make it harder for people to vote. Cater spoke out…
New Hampshire Republicans Wage War on Student Voting Rights
Jim Cole/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.New Hampshire has more college students per capita than any other state. Some 167,705 students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center—spread among the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth…