Super PACs Super-Size Campaign Corruption

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 Given time and enough money, the super PACs and other secretive political campaign funds are capable of causing corruptive influence that could reach from the presidency down to the lowest ranked members of the House.In the 2010 elections, 80 super PACs registered with the Federal Election Commission. This year, more than 250 have signed up. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate OKs Compromise Funding Deal

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2011 Senate leaders struck a compromise late Monday on the issue of disaster relief funding that is likely to avert a federal government shutdown, the third such threat this year. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.H. Cuts Off Funding to Planned Parenthood … for Birth Control

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 The backlash against Planned Parenthood continues, and anti-abortion advocates have emerged victorious in New Hampshire, where the state's executive council has dropped funding for the reproductive health organization (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House GOP Gangs Up on NPR

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 Because this is the most pressing matter to capture their collective attention, House Republicans moved swiftly to bring the issue of government funding for National Public Radio (or lack thereof, if they'd have it their way) to a vote Thursday. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Blocks Funds for FCC Net Neutrality Rules

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2011 House Republicans have succeeding in amending a spending bill to deny the FCC money to implement new (and heavily gutted) network neutrality regulations. That’s right: banning a government agency from using government money to do government work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Fails to Kill NPR’s Public Funding

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2010 Republican Rep Eric Cantor was one of the GOP operatives behind this week's push to cut public funding to National Public Radio (this Juan Williams drama still has legs) because that would be a "common sense" move to (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Blocks Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 A tug of war is playing out in court between the Obama administration and U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth over the issue of embryonic stem cell research, and Lamberth appears to have prevailed in the latest round. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Zero In on Corporate Campaign Funding

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2010 Sen. Charles Schumer is looking to put a check on corporate campaign financing, contesting the notion -- promoted by the Supreme Court earlier this year -- that big corporations have a constitutional right to spend unlimited amounts of cash on political campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abortion Debate Looms (Again) Over Health Care Reform

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2010 "In the present form, the Senate health care bill is going nowhere in the House of Representatives," Rep Mark Stupak told Fox News on Thursday, owing in part to the way in which the bill was passed -- "the special deals," as he put it After Fox co-anchor Liz Claman reminded him that he "could hold this whole thing up" (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Treasury Digging Deeper for Fannie and Freddie

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2009 Who knew the Treasury Department had such deep pockets? Well, besides all of Wall Street, we can put the beleaguered duo that is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the list. The Treasury has obligingly removed the $400 billion cap previously assigned to the funding designated to save the two mortgage firms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACORN Probe Finds No Pattern of Illegality

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 The Republicans' favorite punching bag, ACORN, has emerged from an external review process looking far less shady than its opponents would like, but the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now still has some management issues, according to the inquiry's findings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Al-Qaida Hurting for Funds

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 Although the Taliban apparently enjoys good funding these days, thanks in part to drug money, the BBC reported Monday that al-Qaida is struggling by comparison, according to "terrorist financing official" (?) David Cohen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )