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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > ted-cruz-espn-austin-texas-ncaa-sports-bill-booooooo

Ted Cruz pushed his college sports bill on ESPN—and was booed mercilessly

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (305+ words) Senator Ted Cruz talks to Rece Davis on ESPN about his Protect College Sports Act. Fans booed him for nearly 10 minutes.Screenshot via ESPN Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was on the receiving end of a nearly 10-minute chorus of boos…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > ice-troops-polls-trump-mullin-threats-law-constitution-denver-lawsuit-voting-election-integrity

ICE at the polls? Ain't never gonna happen, says this voting expert

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (504+ words) David Becker speaks to reporters during a zoom call on Friday, September 11, 2026. At a press briefing on Friday, David Becker, a longtime voting rights advocate and the founder and director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a “fiercly nonpartisan…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > openai-congress-senate-hawley-casar-committee-probe-investigation

Don't be fooled—Congress isn't cracking down on OpenAI

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (447+ words) A Republican-led Senate subcommittee on disaster management is now investigating the July incident where OpenAI’s autonomous models hacked Hugging Face, another AI startup, during internal testing. Axios first reported the Senate probe on Thursday, providing a letter by Sen. Josh…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > how-russia-won-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-midterm-elections

Will Putin's decade-long war on US elections hit the midterms?

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (437+ words) In July 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, then–­director of national intelligence, strode into the White House briefing room to press the case that Barack Obama had mounted a “treasonous conspiracy.” Trump and his allies embraced her lies, even though they were easy…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 09 > ashley-hinson-carried-interest-wall-street-ken-griffin

Ashley Hinson fought to save private equity’s favorite loophole

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) Hinson, running against Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek, is looking to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).Charlie Neibergall/Getty On her campaign website, Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa’s toss-up US Senate race, says she’s “laser focused…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > florida-republicans-democrats-socialism-midterm-voters-red-scare

The Florida GOP's red scare is losing steam

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (683+ words) Democratic candidate for governor David Jolly addresses supporters during his primary election night party at the Miami Lakes Hotel in Miami Lakes, Florida, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service/Getty For Republicans in Florida, the midterm…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > tucker-carlson-russia-vladmir-putin-rt-appearance-rick-sanchez-kremlin-ukraine

The Tucker Carlson–Kremlin bond just got stronger

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (416+ words) Tucker Carlson appearing on RTRT screenshot So it’s important to pay attention to Carlson’s peregrinations and associations. And he made a major move a few weeks ago, appearing for an hour on RT, the Russian state-controlled media outfit. “I’m a…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > arpa-e-clean-power-energy-fusion-geothermal-storage-innovation-high-risk-high-reward

Here's one federal clean power program Trump hasn't destroyed yet

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) Energy Secretary Chris Wright presents at the 2026 ARPA-E summit in San Diego in April 2026.Sarah Wood/DOE via Grist Fervo, a firm that uses super-deep wells to convert ambient geothermal heat into electricity, is now inking deals with Google to…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > scotus-hands-trump-a-temporary-win-in-his-crusade-to-restrict-mail-voting

SCOTUS hands Trump a temporary win in his crusade against mail voting

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (481+ words) While not a ruling on the merits of the executive order, the Court’s decision still overrules a series of federal court rulings blocking that order, which represents an unprecedented attempt by the Trump administration to seize control of election administration…...


motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > theres-no-good-reason-why-hakeem-jeffries-should-work-with-jared-kushner

There’s No Good Reason Why Hakeem Jeffries Should Work With Jared Kushner

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (470+ words) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2026.Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Democrats and critics of the Trump administration have criticized House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries as reports came out Sunday that…...