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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

1+ day, 14+ 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…...

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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, 8+ 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…...

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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?

3+ day, 18+ 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…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > trump-communities-that-oppose-data-centers-will-be-backwards-and-poor

Trump: Communities that oppose data centers will be "backwards and poor"

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) President Donald Trump holds a graphic showing the size of Meta's new data center under construction in Louisiana in comparison to Manhattan during a cabinet meeting on August 26, 2025.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty But boosting AI and the data centers that…...

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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…...

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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, 12+ hour 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…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > 40-acres-and-a-lie-part-3-update

How do you calculate what's owed for slavery? Cities, counties, and states are figuring it out.

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (301+ words) Illustration by Chris Burnett The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its “40 acres” promise to formerly enslaved people—and it has continued over decades. Today, researchers are unearthing the details of Black land loss…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > angie-nixon-alex-vindman-florida-primary-redistricting-gerrymander

Angie Nixon goes on trial in September. She just won Florida's Senate primary.

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (371+ words) Florida Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon drinks a Cuban coffee in front of a mural of singer Gloria Estefan while on a tour of the Little Havana neighborhood on August 15, 2026, in Miami.Joe Raedle/Getty Florida State Representative Angie Nixon…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > could-the-gop-lose-florida-over-data-centers

Could the GOP lose Florida over data centers?

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (526+ words) A HostDime data center complex is viewed while under construction, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Eatonville, Fla. Mother Jones illustration; Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP In February, on Valentine’s Day, a neighbor told Slowey that the Deltona Corporation, a Florida real estate developer, planned…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > the-right-is-targeting-abdul-el-sayeds-family-members

The right is targeting Abdul El-Sayed's family members

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (456+ words) Abdul El-Sayed walks with his wife, Sarah Jukaku, during the March of the Many, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Detroit. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP More recently, media outlets like Fox News and the New York Post have dug into Abdelhadi’s past, citing…...