We’re Living in a Kevin McCarthy Doom Loop
Here we go again.Lenin Nolly/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the second time in three days, a group of far-right House Republicans on Thursday blew up a short-term plan to fund the government, setting fire to efforts to avoid a government shutdown at…
Trump Really, Really Doesn’t Want More People to Vote in Pennsylvania
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In an era of mounting threats to free and fair elections ginned up by Republicans, voting rights experts agree that automatic voter registration is one of the best ways to expand access to the ballot. So when…
Nikki Haley and Tim Scott Are Here to Remind You Republicans Hate Unions
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott on stage during the first Republican presidential primary debate last month.Christopher Dilts/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This weekend, Neil Cavuto of Fox News asked former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley what should have…
Texas Senate Acquits Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton
Ellen McCluskey holds a sign outside the Senate Chamber during the impeachment trial for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Eric Gay/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When 70 percent of Texas House Republicans voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton in May, commentators…
Meet the Democratic-Led DC Consulting Firm With an Offshoot That Tries to Elect Republicans
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rational 360, a high-powered Washington, DC-based strategic communications firm and digital agency, promises to use “innovative” means and a network that extends “deep into the Halls of Congress, the White House, and Fortune 500 boardrooms…
Why the GOP Can’t Quit Donald Trump (Hint: Look at Its History)
Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If only the Republicans could get rid of Donald Trump, it could return to normal. This is a common refrain they you often hear from pundits and members of the political class, or maybe from a relative…