Giuliani: White House Wants Briefing on Classified Info

JONATHAN LEMIRE and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Pres May 25, 2018 Rudy Giuliani says the president's legal team would wait for a report about the Russia probe before deciding whether the president will sit for an interview with Mueller's investigators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congressional Leaders to Get Classified Briefings on Russia Probe

MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press May 24, 2018 House and Senate lawmakers from both parties are set to meet with top intelligence officials for classified briefings as President Trump intensifies his attacks on Robert Mueller's investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Somewhere, Ronald Reagan Is Weeping

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Conservatism in the United States used to stand for limited government authority. Now, the American right has taken itself out of the game. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Call to Prosecute Clinton a Major Story Getting Short Shrift

Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Apr 19, 2018 The criminal referral to the Department of Justice by 11 House Republicans exposes yet again how establishment media do not report news they don't like. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Paul Ryan, Chief Trump Enabler, Personifies Conservatism’s Decline

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 The journey of the retiring speaker of the House may be tragic, but he bears great responsibility for the trouble he and the Republican Party face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Six Ways the ‘Resistance’ Gave Trump a Dictator’s Toolkit

Lee Camp / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 Instead of standing up for the American people, the corporate-owned Democrats have strengthened the president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Partisanship Above Everything

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 We need to rethink the asymmetry in the behavior of our two parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Flawed Tale of Cyberwarfare Is Fanning ‘Russiagate’ Obsession

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 28, 2018 American political forces, not Kremlin masterminds, are responsible for the ongoing damage to our democracy. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Read the GOP’s Rebuttal to the Schiff Memo

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The five-page Republican memo counters the declassified and redacted Democratic document on Russian election interference released Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Trump: ‘We Have to Come Together as a Nation’ (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 In an interview with Judge Jeanine on Fox News, the president discusses the Democratic memo, the Nunes memo, allegations of Russian collusion and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russiagate or Intelgate? (Audio)

Stephen F. Cohen / The Nation Feb 12, 2018 The publication of the GOP memo of the House intelligence committee and reports of other documents increasingly suggest not only a “Russiagate” without Russia but also something darker. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

House Panel OKs Release of Democrats’ Russia Probe Memo

MARY CLARE JALONICK and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2018 The document, which aims to counter the Republican memo released Friday, now goes to President Trump, who has five days to decide whether to declassify it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )