A Look at Some of Trump’s Under-the-Radar Appointees

By Nisa Khan / ProPublica Jul 31, 2018 Since April, at least 69 people have been appointed or transferred to political jobs within the administration with little or no fanfare. A ProPublica investigation reveals who some of them are. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gen. James L. Jones, National Security Chief No More

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2010 The Obama administration has seen another key player out the door. This time, it's national security adviser James Jones, whom Obama thanked for his "sacrifices" in his announcement in the White House's Rose Garden on Friday. Who's next? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Plays Rough at Recess

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2010 In alleged retaliation for Republican stonewalling, President Barack Obama will bypass the Senate and make recess appointments to 15 high-level administration jobs. For context, George W. Bush made more than 170 such appointments; Bill Clinton made nearly 140. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lobbyists Decamp From D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2009 Could the current climate in Washington, D.C., be discouraging lobbyists from practicing their persuasive trade in and around the White House? Or does the downsizing of their ranks have more to do with the economy than the political zeitgeist on Capitol Hill? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Adds to Faith-Based Advisory Group

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2009 The bad rap that "faith-based initiatives" got during the last administration hasn't kept the new management at the White House from treating its Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships seriously. It has fleshed out the lineup of advisers to a total of 25 with two new recruits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What You Dig

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2009 Here are the five most-read stories of the last seven days, including Chris Hedges on America's moral meltdown and Robert Scheer on the economic incompetents who find easy employment in the Obama administration. Full list after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jonathan Shapiro on ‘The Tyranny of Dead Ideas’

BLANK Mar 27, 2009 Matt Miller, a host of KCRW’s “Left, Right & Center,” has written a book full of necessary honesty and courage -- a welcome effort to rid us of the nostrums and shopworn notions that cloud our thinking and constrain our politics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama’s Fight Against the Politics of Evasion

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 23, 2009 Critics who argue that he is asking Congress to do too much are finding it far easier to talk about an overloaded system than to tell those without health insurance that they will have to wait a few more years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Point of Pointing Fingers

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 Obama speaks disdainfully of "ideology," but there comes a time when first principles need to be articulated. Conservatives have entered this fight with guns blazing while progressives have hidden behind a Maginot Line armed only with the word pragmatism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

If Only Obama Were as Radical as They Say

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 9, 2009 While conservatives cry socialism, the president is trying to steer a moderate course. Moderation, however, may be the wrong recipe. There is something deeply disturbing about the drip, drip, drip of billions into the banking system with no apparent impact. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Secret Bush Memos Gave President Even More Power

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2009 President Bush's memo fetish is well documented, but the Obama administration has just made public a series of memos that said the executive had extraordinary powers far beyond those traditionally considered legal. According to the crack legal minds of the Bush administration, the president could overrule the other branches of government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s New Trajectory

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Just six weeks into his term, Obama has opened his bid to redraw the boundaries of our politics and expand the realm of the possible. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )