In Alabama, Abortion and IVF Helped Flip a Red Seat in a Special Election
Marilyn Lands flipped a seat in the Alabama legislature by campaigning on abortion rights.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections. Democrat Marilyn…
Lara Trump Is All About Meritocracy
Lara Trump speaks at the NCGOP state convention in front of former US President Donald Trump on June 5, 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina.Melissa Sue Gerrits/Stringer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before she married Eric and became a Trump, Lara Trump was a dabbler.…
Nikki Haley Refuses to Drop Out, Even as She Prepares to Lose South Carolina
She’s…still running.Jim Lo Scalzo/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Nikki Haley is…still running. Even if she’s almost certain to lose her home state. That’s essentially the summary of a speech the former South Carolina governor delivered Tuesday in Greenville, South Carolina, ahead of the…
Nancy Mace Flip-Flops Again…And Endorses Donald Trump
Rep. Nancy Mace has historically flip-flopped on her support of Trump…and she’s now backing his run for president.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is nothing if not inconsistent. After claiming the January 6 attack on the US…
Dianne Feinstein Had a Complicated Environmental Record
Oliver Contreras-Pool/Grist/Getty This story was originally published by the Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died on Thursday evening at the age of 90, leaves behind a long and complex legacy on climate and environmental issues. Feinstein represented California as a Democrat in the US Senate for more than 30…
“We Will Continue to March Until Abortion Is Unthinkable.”
Anti-abortion supporters gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC ahead of the March for Life on January 20th, 2023.Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, for the 50th year in a row, tens of thousands of anti-abortion…