In West Wendover, Nevada, Anything Goes—Except Planned Parenthood
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.West Wendover, Nevada, has long played a special role for residents of my home state of Utah: It’s where they go to sin. Just 122 miles from Salt Lake City, the tiny border outpost offers cheap booze, big casinos,…
Missouri Republicans Are Going to Absurd Lengths to Stop Voters from Having Their Say on Abortion
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters in May.Kacen Bayless/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In May 2019, when Missouri banned abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy, abortion-rights advocates decided to put the issue to voters.…
No Labels Says It’s Not a Political Party. But It’s Setting Up State Parties.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.No Labels, the self-professed centrist group that is preparing to possibly run its own presidential candidate in 2024, says it is not a political party. That means it does not have to reveal the donors that…
Carlos Alcaraz Upsets Novak Djokovic in Dramatic Wimbledon Final
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to win the final of the men’s singles on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has won 23 Grand Slam tournaments…
Lagging in Polls, DeSantis Sacks Campaign Staff
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party Statesmen’s Dinner, Saturday, July 15, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis raised $20 million in the first six weeks of…
Chris Christie Rips Trump for Touting Indictments as a “Great Badge of Honor”
Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Chris Christie made the rounds on the Sunday morning talk shows this weekend, ramping up attacks on former President Donald Trump as he continues his own latest…