katie herchenroeder

NEW: Women across the country are victims of what’s called coerced debt—and it is ridiculously hard to crack down on. For @MotherJones, I spent a year+ looking at what happens when an abuser buries someone in debt as a form of domestic violence. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

In an 8-1 decision on this year's Trans Day of Visibility, the Supreme Court ruled against a Colorado law forbidding licensed therapists from a practice known as conversion therapy that the medical profession has long since discredited and condemned. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

“xAI—and its founder Elon Musk, saw a business opportunity: an opportunity to profit off the sexual predation of real people, including children.” motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

Tennessee teenagers are suing Elon Musk’s company xAI over allegations that its artificial intelligence tool Grok undressed photos of them as minors. “xAI—and its founder Elon Musk, saw a business opportunity: an opportunity to profit off the sexual predation of real people, including children.” motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

New reporting confirms an American Tomahawk missile destroyed the Shajarah Tayyebeh school on the last day of February. The president earlier said he “just doesn’t know enough about it.” motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a new initiative that would lead to more unhoused veterans being forced into guardianships. It's part of a long history of poor disabled people's civil liberties being threatened. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

"We have been here for nine months,” wrote the 9-year-old. “Please get us out.” "I miss my bear," the 5-year-old said. In letters & drawings, the longest-held family at the Dilley ICE detention center describe it as "slowly killing us on the inside." texastribune.org/2026/03/11/el-…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, Trump’s next pick for Homeland Security secretary, consistently uses his social media to share anti-abortion and anti-trans content. And his new role could grant him leeway to control how detained immigrants receive reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's new role could grant him leeway to control how detained immigrants receive reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

Discover the story behind the names on the streets in your neighborhood! With @nycrecords’ interactive map, you can explore the history of co-named streets & the stories of nearly 2,500 famous & unsung heroes throughout New York City.🗽 View the map here: on.nyc.gov/4iIjQvY

EXCLUSIVE: Trump “has essentially told the thousands of citizens who are stuck in the Middle East because of a war he started that they are on their own,” New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Mother Jones. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

‘Under this rubble, students are buried.' Videos show the aftermath of an apparent strike on a school. Iran says dozens of students were killed. Latest story with @ErikaSolomon @heytherehaley. nytimes.com/2026/02/28/wor…

“They want me to hide or leave or disappear, not to be visible and active in public society." Republicans invalidated Avery Rowland’s drivers license, along with hundreds of other transgender Kansans. Here’s how she’s fighting back. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would compel banks to collect citizenship information from customers. If this happens, it would “add another layer of difficulty for survivors and immigrants" and “will make getting a bank account nearly impossible for many of them.” motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2026…

Manhattan's borough president wrote that federal agents “used a phony missing persons bulletin for a 5 year old girl” when they “purposefully deceived campus housing/security to gain entry to the student’s apartment.” motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

Shah Alam, 56, did not speak English. He was lost. He could not see. Border Patrol didn't contact his family or lawyer. They left him on the streets of Buffalo, where he died five days later. motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2026…

The administration could require proof of legal status to bank—which many survivors, documented or not, won't have. motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2026…

Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths - via @pressfreedom cpj.org/special-report…

Aliya Rahman, who was forcibly removed from her car by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is removed from the chamber during U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Photo by @SmileItsNathan and in Minnesota by Tim Evans

Veterans accuse him of stolen valor. His international arms company is deep in debt. He had a restraining order placed on him last year. And he's widely disliked. Read my profile of Florida Republican Congressman Cory Mills here: motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

“Let’s just call this what it is,” Colbrt said on air Monday, “Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV.” motherjones.com/politics/2026/…