Next for the GOP on Abortion: Minority Rule
A protester in Ohio in 2022.SOPA Images/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once again, American voters in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision that last year nullified a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion have told the Republican Party what they…
Yusef Salaam, One of the Exonerated Central Park Five, Wins NYC Election
Yusef Salaam speaks at City Hall in New York City during his campaign.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” earned a new title on Tuesday: New York City Council member-elect. Salaam, a Democrat who will…
Tuesday’s Elections Were a Huge Win for Democracy
A voter carries her ballot to the counting machine after voting at a polling station Nov. 7, 2023, in Richmond, Va. (Steve Helber/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Democratic victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections were also major triumphs for the efforts to protect democracy…
As Death Toll in Gaza Surpasses 10,000, the House Censures Rashida Tlaib
Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday became the 26th member in the history of the US House of Representatives to be censured after 22 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in voting to punish the only Palestinian…
Ohio Passes Constitutional Right To Abortion
Joe Maiorana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio voters have approved Issue 1, amending their state constitution to enshrine the right to abortion—and proving, ahead of 2024, that support for abortion rights remains a compelling force among voters. The success of the measure, which…
Up for Reelection, Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Avoids Climate Change Talk
Michael Swensen/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, has been called the state’s “consoler-in-chief.” He’s presided over a period of extreme weather in the state, from tornadoes that leveled entire towns in the farmlands of western Kentucky, to record flooding that washed…