Catholic Priests Can Now Bless Same-Sex Couples, as Long as They Don’t Look Like Marriages
Alessandra Tarantino/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Catholic priests can now bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced on Monday, a notable shift toward creating a more open atmosphere in the Catholic Church. The move, outlined in a new document, expands on a letter published…
How Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Network Orchestrated a New Attack on the Voting Rights Act
Mother Jones; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On November 20, a three-judge panel on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private plaintiffs could not bring lawsuits to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the key remaining provision…
Florida Republicans Vote to Strip Power From Chairman Following Rape Allegations
Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler’s colleagues voted Sunday to effectively strip him of power.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Republicans voted to effectively oust Christian Ziegler as chairman of the state GOP committee today, following allegations that he raped…
Trump Repeats Fascist Talking Points About Immigrants on Campaign Trail
Former president Donald Trump appears to make an “okay” gesture at a New Hampshire rally on Saturday. The Anti-Defamation League has said that the symbol has been co-opted as a hate symbol by the white power movement. The Trump campaign didn’t respond to our request for comment.Amanda Sabga/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for…
Our National Flood Insurance Program Is a Trainwreck
David Ryder/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 as a way for the federal government to bear a risk that private companies wouldn’t. Since then, Uncle Sam has backed the vast majority of flood insurance policies in the United…
Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to the Election Workers He Defamed
Rudy Giuliani arrives at federal court in Washington on Dec. 15.Jim Lo Scalzo/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, a jury unanimously ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay $148 million in compensatory and punitive damages to two Georgia election workers he defamed. The judgment…