Trump’s Tirades Couldn’t Save Ken Paxton From Impeachment
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the “Save America Rally” in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to impeach…
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…
Ron DeSantis Faces Three New Lawsuits After Signing New Voter Suppression Bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Miami on May 9, 2023. their campaign styles in Republicans’ leadoff voting state. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Hours before announcing his 2024 campaign for the presidency on Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron…
A Judge Temporarily Blocked South Carolina’s New Abortion Ban
Protesters against a stricter ban on abortion in South Carolina stand in the Statehouse lobby on May, 23, 2023, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Jeffrey Collins/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state’s new six-week abortion ban on Friday,…
Report: As Pandemic Policies End, Hundreds of Thousands Have Lost Their Health Insurance
Remko DE WAAL/ Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Nearly two months ago, a pandemic-era policy that prevented states from dropping ineligible people from Medicaid ended. Now, we’re starting to see the fallout. According to a recent New York Times report, hundreds of…
How the Media Aid and Abet GOP Hostage-Takers
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office to discuss the debt limit on May 22, 2023.Alex Brandon/AP Editor’s note: The below article is a preview of the lead item in the next edition of David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories…