TruthdigSep 9, 2019
In a new "Last Week Tonight," the HBO funnyman lays out the history of the parliamentary procedure and the reasons it must be scrapped. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eoin Higgins / Common DreamsAug 8, 2019
The former Senate majority leader cites our worsening climate crisis, which he contends should be the country's "number one priority." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
ZEKE MILLER, ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressJan 20, 2018
The Republican-controlled Congress schedules an unusual weekend session to begin considering a three-week spending measure. Democrats oppose the plan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressJan 19, 2018
As a government closure looms, the White House said the president would not leave for a planned weekend trip to Florida. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsApr 6, 2017
A historic rule change clears the way for the Supreme Court nominee to be confirmed Friday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nika Knight / Common DreamsMar 23, 2017
After weeks of outcry and calls for Senate Democrats to “grow a spine” and filibuster Donald Trump’s right-wing Supreme Court nominee, Democrats, including New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (pictured), appear to be listening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 21, 2016
We don’t need a Trump-nominated Supreme Court justice. And there is no reason to have one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigAug 13, 2016
"Abortion: Stories Women Tell" avoids politics, instead letting women share accounts of how they coped with governmental restrictions on the procedure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMay 28, 2015
The Kentucky senator's filibuster against renewing the Patriot Act made the widely covered campaign speeches of the other presidential candidates -- including Hillary Clinton -- look shallow.The Kentucky senator's filibuster against renewing the Patriot Act made the widely covered campaign speeches of the other presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, look shallow. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 27, 2015
Host Jon Stewart began Tuesday's "Daily Show" episode by offering his condolences to the NSA metadata collection program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 10, 2014
Some elections are contests between voters who are happy and voters who are not. This fall's elections are of a different sort: Since almost all the voters are unhappy with politics, the battle will be over which party gets the blame for dysfunction, inaction and disillusionment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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