Erica Werner and Juliet Linderman / APNov 4, 2017
Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are urging mandatory training and other steps for lawmakers and their staffs to prevent sexual abuses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Erica Werner / APOct 10, 2017
The president fuels the feud with a new tweet, and the Tennessee legislator shows no sign of backing away from his own criticism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigJul 6, 2017
Democratic leaders have positioned themselves to portray just about any concession from the U.S president in bilateral talks with the Russian president as a corrupt payoff. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Norman Solomon / TruthdigApr 10, 2017
Russia-baiting has given the president huge incentives to prove he is not Vladimir Putin's flunky and boosted the odds of a showdown between the world's two nuclear superpowers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 21, 2016
It was business as usual on gun legislation in Washington on Monday But some lawmakers remain hopeful that a compromise can be reached to provide common-sense gun laws in America
It's business as usual on gun legislation in Washington. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigOct 12, 2015
Republicans have a big choice to make about what kind of party they are. But they're most likely to keep papering over their divide with psychobabble about "healing." This won't work. Just ask John Boehner. Or Kevin McCarthy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 25, 2015
"God bless America" sounds banal coming from politicians but profound when spoken by the shepherd of 1.2 billion souls. In his historic address to Congress, Pope Francis delivered a blessing of encouragement, not admonition -- and spoke powerfully about the hot-button issues that keep our political leaders mired in bitter gridlock. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigDec 12, 2014
We're teetering on the brink of a major holiday season, which can mean only one thing on Capitol Hill: looming legislative deadlock. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 30, 2014
Doesn't he know that this would leave them with no purpose? President Obama, facing a House vote Wednesday to sue him for overextending his powers in pushing the Affordable Care Act through, took some shots at his opponents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
So there's this plan circulating in Congress, hatched by Senate Democrats, that would call for some $2.7 billion to attempt to deal with one pressing aspect of the immigration quandary: what to do about the growing ranks of migrant children crossing the U.S. border from Mexico. Think it'll fly? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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