The Republican Party Plans to Boycott Presidential Debates
Donald Trump speaks during the final 2020 presidential debate. Kevin Dietsch/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Republican National Committee has indicated that it will pursue a rule change requiring candidates seeking the GOP presidential nomination to promise that they would refuse to take part…
The Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate—Except for Health Care Workers
People protest vaccine mandates in New York City in October 2021.John Lamparski/NurPhoto/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Unless you work in health care, federal vaccine mandates are off. In two decisions handed down Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court blocked a rule requiring…
Kyrsten Sinema Just Killed the Democrats’ Last, Best Chance to Protect Voting Rights
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On the Senate floor on Thursday, just hours before President Joe Biden was set to meet with Senate Democrats, Kyrsten Sinema made clear her opposition to changing the Senate rules to pass voting rights…
The Coming Coup: How Republicans Are Laying the Groundwork to Steal Future Elections
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A week before the ninth anniversary of her son’s murder, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) discovered that Republicans had radically redrawn her district to oust her from Congress. A political novice, McBath had became a leading gun…
Watch: Rep. Jamie Raskin on His Son’s Suicide, Jan. 6, and the Second Trump Impeachment
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Biden Calls for Filibuster Reform to Protect Voting Rights
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a major speech delivered on Tuesday in Atlanta, President Joe Biden officially threw his weight behind efforts to alter the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass new voting rights protections. Ever the institutionalist, Biden didn’t…