In Minnesota, Keith Ellison Narrowly Wins Attorney General Race
Mother Jones; Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune/APMother Jones; Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a close race State Attorney General Keith Ellison, a former six-term congressman and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee, has narrowly won re-election as the top legal officer in…
Two Election-Denying Secretary of State Candidates May Still Win Their Races
Mother Jones illustration; Justin Sullivan/Getty, Scott Olson/Getty; John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Democracy was on the ballot in key swing states on Tuesday—and in two states the results are still too close to call. Three election-denying Republicans seeking to run their states…
Abortion Rights Are a Winning Strategy
Mother Jones illustration; Gina M Randazzo/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In state after state on Election Day, voters sent a resounding message: “Abortion rights matter to us.” They didn’t only matter in California and Vermont, where voters chose to guarantee abortion rights in their…
Youngkin Apologized for Joking About Pelosi’s Assault. Other Republicans Should Do the Same.
Cliff Owen/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in a rare show of contrition in an increasingly shameless Republican Party, has decided to apologize. The Virginia governor sent a handwritten letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after cracking a joke…
Trump’s Primary Winners Were a Bunch of Election Night Losers
Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The full impact of Tuesday’s midterm elections won’t be clear for days, if not weeks. But the results in the East and Midwest were nowhere near as bad for Democrats as they could have been, in part…
Georgia Senate Race Heads to Runoff, Again
Mother Jones; Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP; Bob Andres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Georgia’s election results are in, and the winner of the race that could determine control of the US Senate is…nobody. Not yet, anyway. The polls are closed. Only four other Senate…