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Republican-appointed judges just gave the Roberts court a stunning rebuke
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (200+ words) Travis Jackson protests outside Birmingham's federal courthouse on May 22. On Monday, a three-judge federal court panel with two Trump appointees restored an Alabama congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the 2026 midterm elections, finding that another map recently green lit…...
DHS is getting sued for the truth about its "domestic terrorism watchlist"
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (313+ words) An activist holds up a sign during a march to the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, DC, January 11, 2026. Probal Rashid/Light Rocket/Getty That's the question being asked by a growing chorus of activists and legal observers…...
The ACA affordability crisis Congress won't fix
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (496+ words) "Our politicians like to say that farmers and independent business people are the backbone of our economy," a farmer told Mother Jones. "They are doing this and breaking our backs."Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/Zuma "I was really hoping to…...
The Pentagon could name thousands of unknown soldiers. Families want to know why it hasn't.
3+ day, 15+ min ago (1708+ words) Ken Mc Laughlin48 seconds ago Buried beneath the curved, sweeping rows of white marble crosses and Stars of David at the Manila American Cemetery lies a special kind of American hero. Their headstones carry no names. No ranks or branches of…...
Pam Bondi proves that for Trump, you can't debase yourself enough
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) Of all the rot that flowed from Pam Bondi's tenure leading the Justice Department under Donald Trump's second term, the one that will be remembered beyond this political moment is likely to be her February 2026 hearing before the House Judiciary…...
Is Pope Leo joining the anti-AI resistance?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (557+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Regina Caeli prayer in The Vatican on May 24, 2026. ANSA/Zuma Having spoken out for the welfare of immigrants and against the…...
Republican infighting erupts over Trump's emerging Iran deal.
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (626+ words) On Sunday, Trump said the US will not "rush into a deal" with Iran as talks continued across the weekend. Just yesterday he said the final deal would be "announced shortly."Alex Brandon/AP Is there a deal? Is there…...
With Tulsi Gabbard's resignation, the right-wing conspiracy machine spins into high gear
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (421+ words) President Donald Trump stands with Tulsi Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams after she was sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Director of National Intelligence…...
Don't want a data center in your town? You might be a Chinese spy.
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (700+ words) I'd probably get paid a lot more if I was" spying for China, one of O'Leary's targets replied. Mother Jones illustration; image SPACE/Zuma Utah political consultant Gabi Finlayson was driving out of a canyon last week when she got…...
Exclusive: Departing Meta staffer posts biting anti-AI video internally amid mass layoffs
4+ day, 42+ min ago (415+ words) When Meta engineer David Frenk posted an anti-AI farewell parody video in an internal message board, staff thought it perfectly captured shifts in company culture. CIR/Courtesy of David Frenk "There's a bit of a disconnect," one former employee who…...