A Bitterly Divided Senate Elevates Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate today voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The closeness of his confirmation vote is unprecedented. Kavanaugh won even fewer ayes than Justice Clarence…
This Texas Republican Would Really Prefer You Don’t Ask Him About the Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Violence Against Women Act, a landmark law passed by Congress in 1994 aimed at protecting women who are victims of domestic abuse and…
The New Cover of Time Magazine Captures the Courage of Christine Blasey Ford in a Deeply Moving Way
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Christine Blasey Ford testified before lawmakers last Thursday on her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, she offered a heart-wrenching testimony, speaking of her fear of coming forward, a sense of civic duty, and the things she cannot forget from that night.…
California College Students Won’t Have Access to Medication Abortions on Campus
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the last day he could sign or veto bills from the California Legislature’s latest session, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB 320, which would have required all 32 University of California and California State University campuses to provide students with access to medication abortions at…
Hoods, Hazing, and Heavy Drinking: A Look Inside an Elite University’s Fraternity Culture
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When photographer Andrew Moisey entered his brother’s fraternity house in 2000, Greek culture—and the toxic male culture often associated with it—had yet to encounter the kind of scrutiny it is experiencing today, and the United States was about to elect George W. Bush, a leader Moisey refers to as…
There’s a Better Way to Interview Sexual Assault Survivors. We Didn’t See It Thursday.
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Three hours into Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s grueling testimony Thursday, Republicans’ hired questioner, prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, acknowledged the uselessness of pretending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing could determine the truth of Ford’s allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her 36…