Sun Sets on Anti-Immigration Sheriff

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2009 Joe Arpaio, a sheriff in Arizona known for his rabid anti-immigration stance and poor treatment of undocumented immigrants in his custody, has finally lost the federal power to enforce immigration law -- a power reserved for federal agents, not county sheriffs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Obama Settles on 3 More Cabinet Picks, Sources Say

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2008 Those famous "multiple Democratic sources close to the transition" have revealed three more members of Barack Obama's Cabinet: Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as secretary of health and human services, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as chief of homeland security and Obama's billionaire buddy and top fundraiser Penny Pritzker to head the Commerce Department. Update: Pritzker is out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Book Sales Riding the Tsunami

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2008 Nothing like winning a presidential election to send your book sales through the roof, as Barack Obama and his presumably gleeful publishers are discovering. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Can You Hear Me Now? Telecoms Paid to Give Team McCain More Bars

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2008 It's hard to get cell reception in an out-of-the-way place like Sedona, Ariz., but it helps if you sit on the Senate committee that oversees the telecommunications industry. The Washington Post has learned that AT&T and Verizon, both of which have lobbying ties to the McCain campaign, provided cell towers for the McCains' ranch at no charge to the couple. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Mansions

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 Courtesy of the Brave New Films team, here we have a property-by-property breakdown of John McCain's many fancy domiciles, which provide ironic contrast to footage of the presumptive Republican nominee holding forth about how Americans with mortgage troubles can just scrimp 'n' save their way back to solvency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dude, It’s John McCain!

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2008 Among the various tidbits of personal information we learn about John McCain from this appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is that the Arizona senator's favorite movie is "Dude, Where's My Car?" Is it just us, or is that a slightly troubling factoid about a man hoping to be our nation's next president? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Memorial Day Message

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2008 Sen. John McCain spoke in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, defending his position against the Jim Webb GI bill, which offers college tuition coverage in exchange for three years of service in the U.S. military, and drawing distinctions between himself and his opponents in terms of plans for withdrawal from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Barrier Evades Green Laws

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 The Department of Homeland Security has received approval from Congress to ignore dozens of environmental laws in order to construct a 670-mile border fence. Environmentalists are worried about the impact the project could have on endangered species, and several property owners have attempted to obstruct the construction process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYT Runs Controversial McCain Story, Spat Ensues

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 Did unwanted attention from a New Republic scribe prod The New York Times into printing its long-awaited story about certain alleged snags in Sen. John McCain's moral fabric? McCain's camp apparently thinks so, but regardless, the Arizona senator's team is switching into battle mode to counter the paper's "smear campaign." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Contenders Eye McCain Seat

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2008 Sen. John McCain's campaign says he has no plans to resign his Senate seat in order to focus on the presidential race, but no amount of patent-pending straight talk is going to keep potential successors from readying themselves to take his place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Largest Nuclear Plant Put on Lockdown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 A contract worker who was apparently attempting to bring a small explosive device onto the grounds of Arizona's Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station on Friday was stopped and detained, according to the Associated Press, and officials would not let anyone enter or leave the plant after the incident. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )