The Texas House Just Impeached Its Republican Attorney General
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement about impeachment at his office in Austin, Texas, May 26, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a stunning turn of events, the GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted Saturday to impeach the…
A Massive Leak Spotlights the Extremism of an Anti-Trans Medical Group
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Michelle Cretella had a problem. In 2018, Cretella, then-president of the American College of Pediatricians, was speaking to the group’s board of directors about a reputation crisis she’d been trying to shake for years, ever since the Southern Poverty…
Joe Biden Made a “Dark Brandon” Joke at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Killing the Meme for Good
Joe Biden as ‘Dark Brandon’ during the White House Correspondents’ Association on April 29. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden, for those fortunate enough to have missed it, made a “Dark Brandon” joke Saturday night at the White House Correspondent’s dinner. This…
Did the Biden Administration Just Help Trans Athletes—Or Legitimize Their Exclusion?
Children, parents and several Democratic lawmakers rally at the south steps of the Texas Capitol in April 2021, criticizing several anti-transgender bills winding their way through the 87th Legislature.Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thursday was a whirlwind day for the…
A Federal Judge Just Blocked the Most Common Form of Abortion Nationwide
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge in Texas on Friday suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions, in a closely watched case with potentially explosive implications for the availability of abortion nationwide, regardless…
Utah Just Became the First State of 2023 to Ban Gender-Affirming Care
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Kennedy, second from left, sponsored legislation banning gender-affirming careRick Bowmer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation banning gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth and placing an indefinite moratorium on hormone treatment for minors who…