Obama in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2008 The U.S. Embassy has reported that Barack Obama arrived safely in Iraq, where he is expected to meet with Gen. David Petraeus and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The candidate is traveling with fellow Iraq war critics Sen. Jack Reed and Sen. Chuck Hagel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supporting the Troops, GOP-Style

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Senate Republicans have successfully blocked a three-month expansion of troop leave, which the Democrats hoped would provide pressure to withdraw without cutting off funds. John McCain called the effort to give our fighting men and women 15 months off between combat deployments "dangerous." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hagel Calls Bush’s Use of Petraeus Dishonest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel tells Bill Maher why the president's exploitation of Gen. Petraeus is "not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible. The fact is, this is not Petraeus' policy, it's Bush's policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New Majority

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 As Virginia goes, so goes the Senate -- and the nation? The decision of former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner to run for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. John Warner is more than just bad news for the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Call to Limit Deployments Is a No-Go in Senate

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 So much for "supporting our troops": A bipartisan proposal sponsored by two combat veterans to give exhausted U.S. troops more time between their military deployments overseas was defeated by Republicans in the Senate, the first vote of a two-week congressional debate on Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senators Shame Bush Over Prewar Intelligence

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2007 The Senate Intelligence Committee has declassified and released two prewar intelligence reports that warned a postwar Iraq could struggle with sectarian violence and might benefit al-Qaida and Iran. Democrats on the panel, along with Republicans Chuck Hagel and Olympia Snowe, criticized the Bush administration for ignoring the prescient warnings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hagel Wants to ‘Shake Up’ the Election

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2007 Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel told "Face the Nation" on Sunday that he was "not happy with the Republican Party," and hinted he might make an independent run for president, perhaps with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by his side. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans Waver on Gonzales

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2007 Three prominent Republican senators expressed their lack of confidence in Alberto Gonzales on Sunday. GOP support has dropped off since Justice Department documents released on Friday caught the attorney general misrepresenting when he first knew about a plan to fire eight U.S. attorneys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP Waiting Game

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 Rudy Giuliani still leads among Republicans in the race for the presidential nomination, but a lurking powerhouse candidate like Chuck Hagel, armed with a popular take on the war, could quickly emerge a winner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

7 GOP Senators Back War Debate

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 Sens. John Warner and Chuck Hagel, along with five other GOP senators who earlier this week helped to block deliberations on Bush's troop escalation, now say they will do everything in their power to ensure an open debate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Blocks Anti-Escalation Resolution

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2007 Senate Republicans managed to block debate Monday on the anti-surge resolution offered by John Warner, R-Va., and Carl Levin, D-Mich. Joe Lieberman, who is fast becoming the president's most loyal lapdog, argued that debate would hurt troop morale. Chuck Hagel retorted that he would have welcomed debate while serving in Vietnam, where he was wounded. Find out how your senators voted ("nay" votes were to block the resolution) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain vs. Hagel

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2007 Sen John McCain, R-Ariz, and Sen Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, took turns trash-talking each other's Iraq proposals on Sunday's "This Week" Hagel threw McCain's words back at him, calling his benchmark plan for Iraq "disingenuous," while McCain said that, other than his own, "they're all bad options". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )