Blake Masters to Explain Things to the RNC
Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After dismal predictions for Democrats around the country, the red wave never arrived. Instead, Stop the Steal performed miserably on the ballot. A murderer’s row of extremist candidates preferred by Donald Trump lost. And despite polling noting concerns…
Lisa Murkowski Just Beat an All-Out MAGA Attack
Tom Williams/ ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Things looked scary at first for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the GOP senator at the top of Donald Trump’s enemies list. After crushing her opponent in the primary, Murkowski found herself behind Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka for…
Sarah Palin Just Lost a 50-Year GOP Seat to Alaska’s First Native Rep
Mark Thiessen/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For decades, it’s been unthinkable that Alaska could let a Democrat occupy its only seat in the House of Representatives, which had been held by the late GOP Rep. Don Young since 1972. But in the…
“The Writing On the Wall Is Clear: DACA Is Coming to an End.”
Executive Director at United We Dream Greisa Martinez speaks at a news conference about DACA.Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Year after year, recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and their supporters have been asking for a long-term solution…
Catherine Cortez Masto Wins in Nevada
John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For months leading up to Election Day, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada was widely perceived as one of the most—if not the most—vulnerable Democratic incumbents and her seat as one of the best pick-up opportunities for…
DeSantis’ Policies Are Terrible for Moms. He Convinced Them Otherwise.
Mother Jones illustration; Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/AP, Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Election Day, the much-hyped red wave didn’t crest quite as high as some polls predicted it would, with Democrats scoring key victories in several states. Yet it was…