Stimulus Package May Await Obama on Jan. 20

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2008 Congress is planning to give Barack Obama some serious motivation to jump right into the job on Inauguration Day, with two key lawmakers saying they plan to have a major economic stimulus package waiting for him on Jan. 20. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise! Paulson Sneaked $150B Bank ‘Windfall’ Into Bailout

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2008 Perhaps we should be more surprised than we are by the news that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his DOT crew managed to sneak a handful of sentences into the approved bailout bill that amounted to a $150-billion "quiet windfall" for American banks, as The Washington Post put it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Paulson Going Bank Shopping?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2008 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, with much prodding from Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, is thinking about using some of that $700 billion to buy ownership stakes in shaky banks. The scheme would ostensibly give taxpayers a share in the fortunes of the bailed-out institutions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your New Attorney General

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 Michael Mukasey has been sworn in as U.S. attorney general, a day after 53 senators decided that a man who doesn't know what torture is should have the job. But the real blame -- for anyone who objects to the confirmation, that is -- should be reserved for Democrats Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, who made Bush's day when they gave Mukasey the green light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schumer and Feinstein Hand Torture a Victory

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 Do we really need another attorney general who doesn't know what torture is? The Senate Judiciary Committee just barely approved the nomination of Michael Mukasey on Tuesday. He is expected to breeze through the rest of the process. Remember some weeks from now, when the head of the Justice Department is a man who, despite fact and testimony and common sense, can't call torture by its name, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer are responsible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Set to Cave on Mukasey

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2007 It looks as though Michael Mukasey is one step closer to becoming attorney general, having secured the support of Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Charles Schumer. Judiciary Committee Chairman (and former Truthdigger of the Week) Pat Leahy, on the other hand, plans to vote no, because "No American should need a classified briefing to determine whether waterboarding is torture." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonzales’ Stone Wall

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2007 Although Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was characteristically dodgy during last week's questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee about just who had dispatched him in March 2004 to persuade an ailing John Ashcroft to approve an illegal wiretapping program, The New York Times leaves little mystery that it was Vice President Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Our collection of favorite videos this week includes Sen. Chuck Schumer nailing the Bush administration on the firing of U.S. attorneys, the Discovery Channel drooling over a weapon that kills Americans, and "The Simpsons" dressing down Fox News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonzales Admits ‘Mistakes’ but Won’t Resign

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 On Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced there was "direct evidence" that Alberto Gonzales was politically motivated to order the firing of U.S. attorneys. The attorney general admitted that "mistakes were made here," but said he had no plans to resign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schumer Ties Bush to U.S. Attorney Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2007 Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Tuesday that there is now "direct evidence that Attorney General Gonzales was carrying out the political wishes of the president" when he fired U.S. attorneys. (h/t: Alternet) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Top Democrat Calls for Attorney General’s Resignation

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2007 Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, said Sunday that Alberto Gonzales should step down "for the sake of the nation." Schumer pointed to the partisan firing of U.S. attorneys and the FBI's abuse of the Patriot Act as evidence that the Justice Department has become highly politicized under Gonzales' leadership. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Architects of Nov. 7

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2006 Truthdig salutes the individuals and organizations that swept the Democrats to victory: the members of the Democratic leadership, and the progressive netroots. Kudos all around. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )