Texas Republicans Are Pulling Out All the Stops to Dilute the Voting Power of People of Color
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In 2020, Democrat Candace Valenzuela, who was running to become the first Black Latina member of Congress, lost the closest congressional race in Texas to Republican Beth Van Duyne. She was considering running again in 2022 for Texas’…
Beto O’Rourke: Democrats Will Lose Majorities If They Don’t Pass Voting Rights Bill
Beto O’ Rourke speaks at the Texas State Capital to demand federal action on voting rights, July 31, 2021, Austin, TX. Mario Cantu/Cal Sport Media via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Beto O’Rourke told Mother Jones on Wednesday he was strongly…
Beto O’Rourke Says It’s “No Secret” He’s Thinking of Running for Governor
Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.At a virtual live event hosted by Mother Jones on Wednesday, former US Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) confirmed that he is considering a run for Texas governor—in large part due to his concern for voting rights.…
Texas Republicans Just Passed a Slew of Extreme Laws. Now They’ll Gerrymander to Stay in Power.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs Senate Bill 1, the sweeping voting restriction measure, into law with State Sen. Bryan Hughes (front left) on September 7.LM Otero/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In recent weeks, the GOP-controlled Texas legislature has passed some of…
The Man Behind Saturday’s Pro-Trump Rally Once Praised a Far-Right Assassin
Matt Braynard, center, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in FebruaryJohn Raoux/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This article first appeared in David Corn’s new newsletter, This Land. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial of This Land here.…
Democrats Just Introduced a New Voting Rights Bill. It’s Going Nowhere if They Don’t Reform the Filibuster.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters after a remembrance ceremony on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 13, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free…