Staff / TruthdigSep 2, 2016
Michael Isikoff (pictured), an investigative correspondent for Yahoo News, explains what it would take for foreign or domestic hackers to disrupt the general election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 21, 2016
It was business as usual on gun legislation in Washington on Monday But some lawmakers remain hopeful that a compromise can be reached to provide common-sense gun laws in America
It's business as usual on gun legislation in Washington. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 24, 2016
Leaving no room for ambiguity or civility, Senate Republicans on Tuesday issued a decree that they would not even entertain the idea of giving face time to any Supreme Court nominees President Obama might present during his remaining time in office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsDec 28, 2015
A little-noticed new rule allows candidates to solicit money for their super PACs -- as long as the potential donors are meeting in a small group. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsNov 20, 2015
"Not much is bipartisan these days, but apparently bigotry is something both sides of the aisle can come together on." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJun 1, 2015
UPDATE: A heated Sunday Senate session has failed to produce an eleventh-hour extension of the controversial Patriot Act. The Senate will vote on a revised version of the Freedom Act, a bill aimed at ending the controversial bulk collection of telephone metadata, on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 31, 2015
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is an acquired taste. But there are upsides to his approach, including his candor and his capacity as a listener who understands his colleagues and their needs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 28, 2015
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss a new proxy war in the Middle East as the U.S. supports Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen. Also, Ted Cruz announces his run for president and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he will not seek re-election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 11, 2015
Senate Republicans have clearly decided of late to slip unrelated language into drafts of proposed bills moving through the legislative process. Dig deeper ( 1 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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With the passage of the 2015 federal budget bill, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon got lawmakers to repeal a key part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law and allow banks to use the savings accounts of ordinary Americans to gamble in the stock market on behalf of hedge funds, corporations and the rich. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigNov 5, 2014
And so it happened: Thanks to a heady combination of freed-up cash, amped-up campaigning, publicity-stoked fear and Obama fatigue, among other potent ingredients, Republicans took over the Senate on Tuesday evening. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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