Republicans Decry Slow Ballot Counts While Hampering Efforts to Speed Them Up
Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump has repeatedly outlined an election night scenario where one candidate appears to be leading in early returns, but might not be the winner once all votes are counted.…
Conservative Judicial Decisions Keep Boosting GOP Voter Suppression
Michael Monfluery, 38, who has never been eligible to vote, stands in a Miami-Dade courthouse following a special court hearing aimed at restoring the right to vote under Florida’s Amendment 4. ZAK BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On Friday…
The Presidential Election Officially Starts Today
President Donald Trump talks to a crowd of supporters after arriving at Wilmington International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Election day, according to my wall calendar and many other sources, is exactly…
As Trump Accepts His Party’s Nomination, Republicans Double Down on Cheating
Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As President Donald Trump prepares to formally accept the Republican Party’s nomination for his reelection contest with a speech at tonight’s convention, the last-ditch dismantling of the US Postal Service before the 2020 election lays bare his latest…
Katie Porter Reveals Just How Little Louis DeJoy Knows About the Mail
Tom Williams/CNP/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.About five hours into Louis DeJoy’s congressional testimony Monday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) lobbed the postmaster general a softball. “What is the cost of a first-class postage stamp?” she asked. “Fifty-five cents,” DeJoy said. Then things got tricky. “What about…
Twitter Calls Out Trump’s Bogus Claim of Voter Fraud and Flags His Tweet
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Twitter just flagged another Donald Trump tweet for making “misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting.” At 7:25 a.m. Sunday, Trump tweeted the bogus claim that “Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes,…