Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 23, 2019
Unless conservatives speak out vocally against the president, they are just as complicit in his wrongdoing as he is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressFeb 2, 2019
The president's allies in Congress are quietly trying to influence and even reshape his "America First" agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA BALDOR / The Associated PressDec 20, 2018
Jim Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump's administration, will leave by the end of February. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 5, 2018
Reactions to a briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel suggest the crown prince will face consequences for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated PressNov 21, 2018
In a bizarre morning tweet, the president salutes his Middle Eastern allies for helping facilitate lower oil prices. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Derek Willis / ProPublica, Paul Kane / The Washington PostNov 5, 2018
Far from what our Founding Fathers envisioned, the legislative branch has become a junior partner to the executive, a new study finds. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressJul 17, 2018
Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, the president seeks to "clarify" his public undermining of American intelligence agencies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigMay 8, 2018
The U.S. has become a country that supports torture, so the fight to stop the godmother of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program may be futile. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressApr 23, 2018
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee may not have enough votes to recommend Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee for confirmation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressMar 23, 2018
The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutFeb 23, 2018
Pressure is mounting as the Trump administration continues to refuse to reveal its legal justification for attacking Syria in April 2017. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressFeb 8, 2018
The measure contains more money for the Pentagon, infrastructure and disaster aid—and balloons the deficit—but leaves "Dreamers" unprotected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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