Watch: Sen. Lindsey Graham Admits Parts of Georgia’s Voter Restrictions Are Ludicrous
Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.There isn’t much Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) finds disquieting in Georgia’s sweeping new voting restrictions. But even he admitted the law’s prohibitions on providing voters with food or water…
“Disturbing!” Black Georgia Lawmakers React to Arrest of Colleague Park Cannon
Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) is detained by Georgia State Patrol troopers on Thursday, March 25.TNS/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The internet erupted on Friday after Park Cannon, a Black Georgia state representative, was arrested the…
John Roberts Said “Things Have Changed Dramatically” in the South. Georgia Shows Why He’s Wrong.
Matt Rourke/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“Things have changed dramatically” in the South, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in 2013 when he authored the majority opinion gutting the Voting Rights Act, ruling that states with…
Georgia State Rep. Arrested While Protesting Restrictive Voting Law, Video Shows
Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.A sitting Democratic state representative from Georgia was detained by state troopers shortly after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a restrictive voting rights bill into law, according to…
Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Are “Sick,” Biden Says
Oliver Contreras/CNP/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Responding to a question at a press conference on Thursday, President Joe Biden described restrictive voting laws, such as those being pushed by Georgia Republicans to undermine Democratic control…
Democrats Have a “Once-in-a-Century Moment” to Protect Voting Rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference about election reform with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), at the US Capitol on March 17. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get…