RNC Hires Prominent 2020 Election Denier as Its “Election Integrity” Lawyer
Christina Bobb, right, interviews fellow election denier Kari Lake at a 2022 rally.Gage Skidmore/Flickr Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A prominent election denier who wore multiple hats while aiding GOP efforts to overturn the 2020 election will serve as a top lawyer at the…
The Long Era of Republican Gerrymandering in Wisconsin May Finally Be Over
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers raises a bill which re-defines the state’s legislative maps after signing it at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The long era of…
Tonight, Republicans Will Conduct Their Dream Election: One Where Hardly Anyone Can Vote
Trump in Nevada, July 2023.John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Thanks to a new law, Nevada residents seeking to cast a ballot in the Democratic or Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday were able to vote early, vote by mail, show up and use…
Trump-Appointed Judge Upholds Georgia Runoff System That Curbs Voting Access
People gather during a get out the vote rally Nov. 27, 2022, in Atlanta, during early voting for the Senate runoff election. Ben Gray/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump on Friday declined to block the state’s system…
How Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Network Orchestrated a New Attack on the Voting Rights Act
Mother Jones; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On November 20, a three-judge panel on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that private plaintiffs could not bring lawsuits to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the key remaining provision…
Georgia Republicans’ New Voting Maps Defy Court Order to Boost Black Representation
Four Republican Georgia state senators vote in favor of their party’s plan to draw new voting districts, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Jeff Amy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In late October, a federal court ruled that Georgia’s electoral maps…