Here’s What a Republican Senate Really Means for the Climate
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican of Kentucky).Rod Lamkey/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This piece was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Climate advocates…
Is There Room for Black Conservatives in the GOP When the President Is Racist?
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On November 4, 2008, Sean Jackson hesitated in the voting booth in West Palm Beach, Florida. He disagreed with Barack Obama on every issue and had vowed never to vote for someone just because of their skin color.…
Amy Coney Barrett Is the Least Experienced Supreme Court Nominee in 30 years
Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Zuma/Images from left: Win McNamee/Zuma, Michael Reynolds/CNP/Zuma; Karen Bleier/Getty, Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett took some heat from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) during her confirmation hearing last week, when he pressed her…
Amy Coney Barrett Has Spent Her Entire Life in a Conservative Bubble. That’s a Problem.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Susan Walsh, Pool/AP Photo For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Amy Coney Barrett, by now, should be familiar with…
A White Working Mom With Black Children Is a Godsend for the GOP
Yuri Gripas/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last month. Judge Barrett is being presented…
Watch Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse School Amy Coney Barrett on Dark Money
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat of Rhode Island) makes a presentation during his questioning of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday, October 13, 2020.Greg Nash/Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the…