Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 16, 2013
More than half of Speaker John Boehner's 233 members have never been in the minority. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 26, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the roll call vote for Justin Amash's failed NSA surveillance amendment and the Republican congressional idea that one GOP senator called "the dumbest" he ever heard. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 24, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Stephen Colbert skewers McDonald's over its unrealistic employee budget tool and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stirs things up with House Speaker John Boehner. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 22, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Rand Paul's "news flash" for Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss tells a reporter that “I’m not gay. So I’m not going to marry one.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 21, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest efforts by Congress to avoid a government shutdown and Michele Bachmann tries to run away from a reporter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 15, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including some good news for George H.W. Bush and Justice Clarence Thomas breaks his silence in the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 1, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including how you can be the first to find out Romney's VP pick and Liz Cheney comes to Sarah Palin's defense. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2011
All right, members of the 112th United States Congress, if you keep saying you're about to have a total political meltdown and then nothing happens, we're going to stop believing you Once again, the fearsome government shutdown was avoided Thursday when squabbling factions on Capitol Hill (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigSep 22, 2011
The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a short-term government funding bill Wednesday evening that would require cuts to government programs to pay for assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irene and other disasters this year. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2011
Six months of negotiations ended in booing and hissing Thursday night when Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton announced that his state's government would shut down as a result of a failure to reach a compromise with Republican legislators on how to deal with the state's $5 billion budget deficit. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Monte Wolverton, Cagle CartoonsApr 11, 2011Dig deeper
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