Ron DeSantis Went the Extra Mile to Endorse School Board Candidates. It Paid Off.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, waves to supporters Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.Gaston De Cardenas/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the days leading up to the Tuesday primaries in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis went on an “Education Tour” across the state to endorse candidates for school…
Two Men Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap of Michigan Governor
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You can’t just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and snatch the governor.” Most people know this without having to hear it from a prosecutor during federal criminal trial. But two Michigan men are apparently learning this lesson the hard…
Dan Goldman Just Won His Primary Thanks to The New York Times and Self-Funding
Yuh-Line Niou, Mondaire Jones and Carlina Rivera are competing with Dan Goldman, a wealthy heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune, in the Democratic primary for New York’s District 10.Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA (2); Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP; John Nacion/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the…
Laura Loomer Loses GOP Primary, Opportunity to Vie for Most Racist Congressperson
Mother Jones illustration; Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You can’t formally measure racism. But if you could, Laura Loomer would have had a solid chance of becoming the most publicly racist Congressman in the last decade if she had won last night.…
Texas Child Welfare Officials Were Secretly Pissed About the Order to Investigate Trans Kids
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The Most Powerful Moms in America Are the New Face of the Republican Party
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It is the first full day of the inaugural Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors National Summit, and 500 such warriors are listening raptly as Florida governor Ron DeSantis delivers the keynote address. They fill tables in the grand ballroom…