Repro-Rights Advocates Focused on Abortion and Not Pregnancy. That Was a Mistake.
Mother Jones; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the Supreme Court prepares for arguments in a wide-ranging case over the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, it’s hard to fathom what might happen if the abortion pill, which now accounts for 63 percent of abortions…
New York Appeals Court Gives Donald Trump a $300 Million Break
Former President Donald Trump leaves a pretrial hearing during a recess with his defense team on March 25.Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump received mixed legal news in New York Monday morning, with an appeals court handing the former president an…
The Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case Is Based on Imaginary Patients and Shoddy Science
Mother Jones illustration; Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The last time lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom argued before the Supreme Court, their case was entirely hypothetical. The conservative Christian legal advocacy group—the force behind some of the most…
From Laddie Mag Model to RNC Co-Chair: Lara Trump, Nepo-Spouse
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On March 8, the Republican National Committee gathered for its spring meeting and ushered in big leadership changes. Among those voted into a top spot in the party was Lara Trump—the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump—who was elected…
An American Won the World Figure Skating Championships. Just Watch His Performance.
The Canadian Press/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Axels. Lutzes. Loops. Salchows. For figure skaters and their fans, these maneuvers are just part of the job description. Even young children can do a few twists and jumps and jumping twists. But for the rest…
Biden Has Signed a $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
President Joe Biden speaking on Wednesday in Arizona. Darryl Webb/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This weekend, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a potential government shutdown. The Senate passed the more than 1,000-page bill early Saturday morning, with…