Reid’s Romney Source, Maddow Demands AP Apology, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 11, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings including Mitt Romney's new campaign strategy and a key Obama campaign adviser makes his VP prediction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama: Keep the Change

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 18, 2012 He had just been through the roughest patch of President Obama's re-election struggle and yet senior adviser David Axelrod seemed, if not quite serene, then at least amiably stoic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Campaign Spending Shows Political Ties, Self-Dealing

By Kim Barker and Al Shaw, ProPublica Mar 29, 2012 For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital consulting firm Targeted Victory. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Assange to Launch Social Network for Diplomats: Twofacebook

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Dec 20, 2010 Julian Assange said he came up with the idea for the new site while combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of WikiLeaks documents: "I realized that diplomats didn't have a way to reconnect with old colleagues so they could lie to them." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Axelrod on ‘Politically Toxic’ Health Care Reform

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 The president's political guru defends health care reform, which appears to be the redheaded stepchild of American politics, and Obama's handling of the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Axe Has Choice Words for Israel

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2010 How would David Axelrod of White House fame describe Israel's poorly timed announcement of housing expansion in East Jerusalem? "Destructive," "needlessly provocative," "an insult and an affront" and "inappropriate." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Will Deal With Karzai

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2009 The president’s top political adviser, David Axelrod, told CBS News that Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Afghan runoff election was a “political decision” and that the White House would “deal with the government that is.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Team Obama vs. Fox News: Squabblefest 2009 Continues

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2009 Key members of the Obama administration have escalated the feud between their camp and Fox News by encouraging other networks to give their right-leaning competitor the cold newsy shoulder, prompting an indignant Karl Rove to remark that said Obama aides are "going to cut your legs off" if they're opposed -- a curious comment coming from someone still picking pieces of other people's legs out of his teeth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernanke Up for Round Two as Fed Chief

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2009 After heading up the Fed during the nation's biggest economic catastrophe in decades, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will be nominated to continue his role for a second term, according to another top Obama adviser, David Axelrod. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Sending Health Care Counterspin Through Cyberspace

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 The Obama administration is working to counter the myths about health care reform currently ricocheting around the Web, particularly those recently generated by a certain Alaska ex-governor, by attempting to kick another chain e-mail phenomenon into motion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stuff the Bankers, Starve the Kids

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 27, 2009 I expected a federal government that has spent trillions salvaging the banks that got us into this mess to find the relatively minor sums needed to bail out California and other states that have been the victims of Wall Street’s dangerous games. But I didn’t count on the tough-love steeliness of the Obama administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Can’t Duck the Tough Ones

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 21, 2009 President Obama's lieutenants would love it if all the networks ran a crawl line at the bottom of the screen during news broadcasts that kept repeating: "The economy, health care, energy, education The economy, health care ". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )