VIDEO: House Speaker Reality Check: Ann Coulter Gets It Wrong, Paul Ryan Still Won’t Run

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2015 It's been nearly a week since Rep. Kevin McCarthy bowed out of the running for outgoing House Speaker John Boehner's spot, and the field is still wide open. Also, Ann Coulter didn't quite get the whole constitutional aspect of this story, so we consulted a bona fide legal expert about the House rules to set the record straight. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Politicon 2015: Ann Coulter Claims She Fed Donald Trump ‘That Spicy Stuff on Mexican Rapists’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 11, 2015 Is Ann Coulter the mastermind behind Donald Trump's inflammatory immigration rhetoric? The conservative pundit herself apparently thinks so. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Slur Stokes Phony Republican Fury

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 24, 2015 As soon as Donald Trump brayed that John McCain is "not a war hero" and went on to mock his suffering in North Vietnamese captivity, nearly every would-be presidential candidate in the GOP immediately sought to wrap the loud-mouthed celebrity's gaffe around his neck. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here’s What Justice Ginsburg Has to Say About the Hobby Lobby Case

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2014 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote 35 pages in her dissent on the recent decision that's a huge loss for women's rights; Ann Coulter's World Cup freakout is about conservatives' loss of control; meanwhile, Finland has a dirty secret involving Israel that may be putting the country's image into question. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pathetic Pundits

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Tea Party Heroes

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Warren Asks White House for Transparency, Christie Slow Jams the News, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 14, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Marco Rubio's immigration reform bill threat and the circumstances in which Ann Coulter thinks the Republican Party "deserves to die." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Hears Prop. 8, Coulter and Hannity Flip Out Over Jim Carrey, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 27, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Nate Silver makes a prediction about gay marriage and North Dakota sticks it to women by enacting the nation's strictest abortion law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bachmann Says Obamacare Will Kill You, Fey Revives Palin Impression, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 22, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Rand Paul's "news flash" for Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss tells a reporter that “I’m not gay. So I’m not going to marry one.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Budget Report Proves Krugman Right, Coulter Says ‘Screw You’ to Obama, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Republican flip-flop on immigration reform and Chris Christie pokes fun at himself on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress Rights a Wrong, Ann Coulter’s Epic Rant, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 5, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's reported pick for secretary of defense and why Joe Biden could be America's next reality TV star (or not). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ann Coulter’s Shocking Concession, Stephen Colbert’s Next Electoral Move, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including why Sen. Rand Paul is criticizing Republican leaders and a major GOP donor visits Washington. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )