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How to Call Congress—When the Phone Isn’t an Option
An International Women’s Day protest in Baltimore, Maryland, March 2025.Robyn Stevens Brody/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. As someone who is deaf, Sara Nović says, “the phone has long been my nemesis.” Nović, an organizer and author of the novel True Biz,…
Read MoreIf Trump Doesn’t Fix This Blunder, “People Would Die in Their Homes”
Richard Verduzco keeps cool on his porch ahead of his air conditioning unit installation during a heat wave on July 15, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of…
Read MoreIn First Post-Presidency Speech, Biden Calls to Treat Disabled People With Dignity
Former President Joe Biden speaks at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago, April 15, 2025.Nam Y. Huh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, former President Joe Biden gave his first public speech following the end…
Read MoreA Youth Suicide Researcher Speaks Out Against Trump’s War on Science
Protesters rally in Manhattan to demand an end to Trump administration cuts in science, research, education, and other fields on April 8, 2025.Spencer Platt/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last week, a small group of protesters gathered on the steps of the flagship…
Read MoreAbrego García’s Senator Vows to Go to El Salvador If He Isn’t Released
Democratic leadership has been largely silent when it comes to the administration’s detention of the Maryland man.
Read MoreDisability Advocates Alarmed by HHS Removal of Gender Dysphoria Protections
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that gender dysphoria is not protected under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In 2024, the Biden administration issued a final rule that interpreted Section 504 to include gender dysphoria. However, in a brief statement, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clarified his view…
Read MoreA Majority of Americans Want Congress to Block Trump’s Tariffs — Poll
A bipartisan bill to put a congressional “check” on Trump’s tariff powers faces steep odds of passage.
Read MoreWhistleblower Who Exposed DOGE Raid of NLRB Data Finds Threats Taped to His Door
A labor board worker received a threatening note after he became a whistleblower on the all-out raid of the agency by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” during which Musk’s minions apparently stole a huge amount of sensitive information about workers and union organizers, a new bombshell NPR report finds. The whistleblower, Daniel Berulis, works…
Read MoreICE Seizes Palestinian Columbia Student After Summoning Him for Citizenship Test
Immigration officials called him in for what was supposedly his final interview to become a U.S. citizen.
Read MoreDemocrats Shift Towards Limiting Stock Trading by Members of Congress
One proposal, backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would ban lawmakers from owning or trading stocks.
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