The Coming Tidal Wave of Right Wing Covid Lawsuits
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In late March, I watched as some 300 lawyers, doctors, and activists assembled in the aggressively beige conference wing of the Midtown Atlanta Hilton for the inaugural Covid Litigation Conference. A promotional flier promised that the event would “provide…
House Republicans Are Playing Debt-Ceiling Russian Roulette
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters about the Republican debt-ceiling plan.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Are House Republicans, if you’ll pardon the expression, peeing in their own Jacuzzi? I raise this question because some of the spending cuts…
E. Jean Carroll Testifies: “I’m Crying, But I Got to Tell My Story in Court”
Mother Jones illustration; Keba Betancur/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.E. Jean Carroll, the woman who is suing former president Donald Trump in federal court for allegedly raping—and then defaming—her, testified on Wednesday, breaking down in tears multiple times as she described the alleged…
Peter Thiel Says Republicans Are Too Focused On Culture War. He Can Blame His Handpicked Candidates.
2022 Arizona Senate Candidate and Peter Thiel protege Blake Masters. Brandon Bell/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This morning, Reuters reported that Peter Thiel plans to take a step back from politics in 2024 and will not “fund candidates.” The article cited several of…
Montana Republicans Just Barred the State’s First Trans Woman Lawmaker From the House Floor
Thom Bridge/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, the Montana House of Representatives officially stripped the state’s first trans lawmaker of her ability to speak in the legislature. In a 62-38 vote, the GOP-majority House banned Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the floor,…
When Twitter Dies, I Hope This Genre of Story Dies Too
Mother Jones; Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.There was a story you probably missed last week about Nikki Haley. Or at least, I hope you missed it. The Republican presidential hopeful recently celebrated her daughter’s wedding, the New York Post…