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On Its 25th Birthday, Mifepristone Is More Under Attack Than Ever

Twenty-five years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of mifepristone for abortions. Now, the drug is more under threat...

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Julianne Mcshane

New York City’s Eric Adams Era Is Over

New York City’s Eric Adams Era Is Over

After weeks of speculation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday he will end his re-election campaign. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/ZUMA...

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Julianne Mcshane

The Justice Department Is Ramping Up Trump’s Election-Rigging Efforts

The Justice Department Is Ramping Up Trump’s Election-Rigging Efforts

Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office, September 25, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP On Thursday evening, around the same time the Justice Department...

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Ari Berman

Trump Says He’ll Send Troops to Portland and Sanction “Full Force” Against Americans

Trump Says He’ll Send Troops to Portland and Sanction “Full Force” Against Americans

President Donald Trump holds a signed presidential memorandum on countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence on Sept. 25, 2025....

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Ari Berman

New Hampshire and Vermont Could be Next to Introduce “Balcony Solar”

New Hampshire and Vermont Could be Next to Introduce “Balcony Solar”

“Portable” or ​“balcony” solar generally come in kits that a novice can put together at home and plug into a pre-existing outlet. Imago/ZUMA This...

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Sarah Shemkus

The Biggest Hurdle to Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements: The War on Disabled Workers

The Biggest Hurdle to Trump’s Medicaid Work Requirements: The War on Disabled Workers

Mother Jones illustration; Getty(2) Armond Dai has been living with Long Covid since his second infection, in September 2023. In December, his...

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Julia Métraux

Trump’s Energy Secretary Aims to Claw Back Billions Slated for Clean Energy Projects

Trump’s Energy Secretary Aims to Claw Back Billions Slated for Clean Energy Projects

Energy Secretary Chris Wright at a UN General Assembly briefing. Sputnik via AP This story was originally published by  the Guardian and is...

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Dharna Noor

When Home Isn’t Safe: Immigration Enforcement Meets Housing Discrimination

When Home Isn’t Safe: Immigration Enforcement Meets Housing Discrimination

Mother Jones illustration; Spencer Platt/Getty This story is published in partnership with the  Investigative Reporting Workshop at American...

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Katherine Dailey

How One Word Could Make the Difference in the Revenge Case Against James Comey

How One Word Could Make the Difference in the Revenge Case Against James Comey

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies via videoconference to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020, regarding the FBI's...

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David Corn

Anti-Vax Activists Staged a Rally Exactly Where an Anti-Vax Gunman Killed an Officer Last Month

Anti-Vax Activists Staged a Rally Exactly Where an Anti-Vax Gunman Killed an Officer Last Month

Activists gather for a rally to support Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta,...

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Kiera Butler

“Extremely Disturbing”: What Does Trump’s “Antifa” Executive Order Actually Do?

“Extremely Disturbing”: What Does Trump’s “Antifa” Executive Order Actually Do?

President Donald Trump holds a signed presidential memorandum on countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence. Alex Brandon/AP It...

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Schuyler Mitchell

The Dismantling of the US Forest Service Is Imminent

The Dismantling of the US Forest Service Is Imminent

Logging operations in Coconino National Forest, Arizona, in 1957. U.S. Forest Service This story was originally published by High Country News and...

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Jonathan Thompson

Democrats Demand Answers on Third Country Deportations

Democrats Demand Answers on Third Country Deportations

Venezuelans sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison by the Trump administration in March. El Salvador presidential press office/AP A group of more than...

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Noah Lanard

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions—Even Though They’re Legal

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions—Even Though They’re Legal

Protesters are seen outside Planned Parenthood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Morry Gash/AP At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to...

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Garnet Henderson And Susan Rinkunas

The Charter School Pressuring Teachers to Get Involved In Politics

The Charter School Pressuring Teachers to Get Involved In Politics

Mother Jones illustration; Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/Newscom/Zuma; Lev Radin/Zuma; Getty A few days before a September 18 pro–charter school...

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Lindsay Lee Wallace