JD Vance’s Child-Voting “Experiment” Would Be Great—for Democrats
Mother Jones illustration; Emily Elconin/Getty; Getty(3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Mormons would probably be psyched. The Republican Party less so. I’m talking about what would happen if we embraced the idea, proposed by Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance—isn’t he…
MAGA Election Deniers Are Going All Out to Rig Georgia for Trump
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Aug. 3, 2024. John Bazemore/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On August 3, Donald Trump held a raucous rally in Georgia, where he attacked Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary…
Tim Walz Has a Stellar Record on Voting Rights
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signs the “Democracy for the People Act” on May 5, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. Steve Karnowski/AP. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Kamala Harris’ decision to pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday coincided…
As the Voting Rights Act Nears 60, Conservative Judges Are Gutting It From Every Angle
Mother Jones; Washington Bureau/Getty; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash; National Archives Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” President Lyndon Johnson declared 59 years ago today, as he signed…
The GOP’s Secret Weapon for 2024? Bogus Lawsuits.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On March 19, Staci Lindberg, the elected clerk of Nevada’s Lyon County, was hit with some unsettling news: She was being sued for the first time in her life. The plaintiff? Her own political party. The Republican National Committee had…
Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Ohio Law that Limited Voters With Disabilities
Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, a federal court struck down restrictions on an Ohio law that made it a felony for a non-family member to help return a disabled person’s absentee ballot to a mailbox or dropbox. Other…