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Jon Stewart Lashes Out at Congress Over 9/11 Victims Fund

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jun 11, 2019 The comedian and longtime advocate says "sick and dying" responders traveled to find few House panel members in attendance at the hearing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Feels ‘Terribly’ for Kavanaugh; Democrats Want FBI Probe

ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 18, 2018 The president says he is "totally supporting" his embattled Supreme Court nominee amid a fierce clash over who should testify at a Senate hearing on a sexual abuse allegation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Do the FBI and Department of Justice Want a Photo of Every American?

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 2, 2017 A recent hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform reviewed law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and got some troubling information. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 It is bizarre that Chuck Hagel, a war hero with a long record of sensible views on the deployment of military power, gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary.It is bizarre that war hero Chuck Hagel gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Death Wish Recognized: A Case for Long-Term Treatment

Mark O'Connell / Truthdig Feb 3, 2013 Who creates a massacre? Can we identify those people? Can they be stopped? Congress hopes to address these questions, but where will these answers come from? Enter the Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety, the Connecticut legislators who will draft a bill, informed in part by public hearings related to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congressional Committee Questions Solar Company Failure

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 A congressional investigative committee interrogated government officials Wednesday about why they supported giving a $535 million loan package to the recently failed California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rupert Murdoch Dodges a Pie on ‘the Most Humble Day of My Life’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2011 While testifying before the British Parliament on what he called "the most humble day of my life," Rupert Murdoch nearly took a pie in the face. Luckily for the media tycoon, his wife, Wendi, literally leaped to the rescue with all of her athletic ability. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revenge of the Mummies

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Rangel Leaves His Own Ethics Hearing

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 Making a move that, while certainly bold, may not help his case much in the end, Rep. Charles Rangel decided to peace out of a House ethics committee meeting as members deliberated over charges of ethics violations against Rangel himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )