John Kasich Tells Republicans to Vote Biden: “America Is at a Crossroads”
Well, here they are: The Republicans of the Democratic National Convention. On the first night of the DNC, sprinkled among an array of Democrats, a group of Republicans spoke about the importance of electing former Vice President Joe Biden. Or, perhaps more so, they spoke about the danger of re-electing President Donald Trump. “I’m a…
QAnon Candidates Keep Winning Primaries and Top Republicans Keep Welcoming Them In
Mike Stewart/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Conspiracy theorists keep winning Republican primary elections, and GOP leaders aren’t just letting it happen—they’re welcoming them with open arms. On Tuesday, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman with a history of saying racist things and outwardly supporting the QAnon conspiracy,…
Michelle Obama’s Show of Vulnerability Is a Balm for Millions. Naturally, the Right Is Throwing a Fit.
Angel Marchin/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.It’s become a familiar story. The outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, a public health disaster now responsible for more than 160,000 deaths, has left quite a few of us feeling unmoored. A third of Americans, trapped in…
Kris Kobach, the Nativist Vote Suppressor, Loses His Kansas Senate Primary
Kris Kobach poses with presidenti-elect Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster Township, New Jersey on November 20, 2016.Peter Foley/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Kris Kobach spent the final days of his primary campaign denying that he’s racist. “If I’m a…
Rep. Grijalva Just Tested Positive for COVID-19. He Has Some Words for Mask-Refusing GOP Colleagues.
AP pool photograph For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Following the announcement this week that Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)—who proudly refused to wear a mask in the halls of Congress—tested positive for COVID-19, other members of Congress acknowledged their concerns about possible infection. Louie Gohmert lives and sleeps…
We Just Watched Republicans Whitewash Black History—Again
J. Scott Applewhite/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.When John Lewis succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Friday night, the tributes and statements from elected officials and other public figures honoring the 80-year-old civil rights hero came pouring in. The ironies have already been noted, as certain politicians…