Mississippi Is About to Ban Trans Athletes Over a Hypothetical Problem
Terry Miller (center) was one of two transgender sprinters sued last year for participating in the women’s division.Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media/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.Mississippi legislators on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor’s…
Lauren Boebert Says Equality Act Is “Supremacy of Gays”
Tom Williams/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.On Wednesday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) appeared on Steve Bannon’s show to fear-monger about the Equality Act. Or, in her words: “The so-called Equality Act.” For Boebert the name…
House Cancels March 4 Votes Thanks to QAnon Conspiracy Threat
James D. DeCamp/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.Donald Trump wasn’t inaugurated on January 20. Joe Biden was. While that should have quelled the belief of QAnon conspiracy theorists that Trump would rein supreme for another…
Two Weeks After Winter Storms, Thousands of Black Mississippians Still Can’t Get Clean Water
Jackson resident Lamar Jackson pours potable water into empty jugs on Monday, Feb. 22. Tens of thousands of Jacksonians still lack running water.AP/Rogelio V. Solis 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 February 13, a winter storm…
The United States Will Have Enough Vaccines for Every American Adult by End of May, Biden Says
Evan Vucci/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.The United States is on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult American by the end of May, President Joe Biden said today. That is two months…
GOP Congressman Skipped the Stimulus Vote to Appear at a White Nationalist Event
Bill Clark/CNP via 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.Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz) skipped key votes in the House of Representatives, citing the “ongoing public health emergency,” to instead attend a conference hosted by white supremacists…