Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 15, 2015
In anticipation of this week's vote on a proposed law against torture, drafted by Sens. John McCain and Dianne Feinstein, HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host gave an impassioned monologue on the Senate Committee Report on Torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 25, 2014
Mark Udall, the outgoing Democratic senator from Colorado, may be a lame duck, leaving office in less than a week. But his most important work in the Senate may still be before him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 17, 2014
The "Daily Show" host is struggling to understand how so much "random stuff" ended up in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress recently passed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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BLANKDec 14, 2014
Whatever we think of their foreign, domestic and economic policies, the senators from Arizona and California, respectively, said the right words when the Senate Intelligence Committee released its inquiry into the CIA's post-9/11 torture, detention and interrogation practices. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 10, 2014
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, revealed that the CIA lied to many people, including former President George W. Bush, about the heinous torture methods it employed. Until 2006, that is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 9, 2014
After four years of investigations, the Senate Intelligence Committee, charged with overseeing the CIA, released its "landmark report" on the agency's use of torture Tuesday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 25, 2014
The senator says “the evidence is clear: the ban worked.” Except there’s no evidence it saved lives -- and the researcher behind the key statistic Feinstein cites says it’s an outdated figure that was based on a false assumption. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 31, 2014
In an extraordinary development Thursday, the CIA director reversed months of angry public denials and apologized for the agency's past spying on staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 6, 2014
After a half-year in stasis, the USA Freedom Act -- the most aggressive of various NSA reform measures -- is headed for markup by the House Judiciary Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigApr 9, 2014
Torture is immoral, illegal and irreconcilable with this nation's most cherished values. If defenders of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program disagree, they should come out and say so. Instead, they blow smoke. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 8, 2014
The Senate Intelligence Committee recently declassified documents on CIA torture during the Bush administration, inspiring the "Daily Show" host to take us on a "stroll down 'things we'd like to erase from our memory' lane." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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