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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.…

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…