“Put Up or Shut Up”: A Federal Judge Tore Into Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Artie Walker Jr./AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge in Florida told politicians and backers of a new law rolling back gender-affirming care in the state to “put up” facts or “shut up.” In a preliminary injunction filed from Tallahassee on Tuesday,…
The “BIG, BEAUTIFUL” Saudi Golf Deal Is Great News for Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that…
Disabled Mississippians Now Face Even More Hurdles in Voting
Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This November, Mississippians will elect the next or reelect the current governor, but new restrictions on absentee ballots may restrict some disabled people from being able to vote. On March 22, incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican,…
EPA Ends Trump-Era Bid to Kill Pollution Rules for Plastics Recycling
Jay Schabel, president of the plastics division at Brightmark, at the firm’s new recycling plant in northeast Indiana, which aims to turn plastic waste into diesel, naphtha, and wax. James Bruggers This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Reversing its own Trump-era proposal, the US…
Legislatures Passed 550 Anti-Trans Bills So Far This Year
Janeen Jones, Center for Public Integrity; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story is published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative reporting newsroom. Hundreds of anti-transgender bills proposed in state legislatures are sold as measures to protect minors—such…
Joe Manchin Isn’t Ruling Out a 2024 Run for President
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The list of challengers to President Joe Biden’s bid for reelection keeps growing. On the right, we’ve got former president Donald Trump, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, a bunch of other long-shot…