Corporate Media Hates Progressives as Much as It Loves Capitalism

Julie Hollar / FAIR Dec 17, 2019 Mainstream newspapers are pulling out all the stops to chastise the left for supporting progressive policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Conservative Dems’ Rural Voter Project Is All About Sinking Medicare-for-All

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 14, 2019 The dark-money organization launched by Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly is pushing against single-payer health care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Slipping Away as Dems Fight to Save Blue Wave

By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Oct 23, 2018 Top operatives in both political parties concede that Democrats' narrow path to the Senate majority has essentially disappeared. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sen. Heitkamp Faces Backlash for ‘Oil Over Indians’ Posture

JAMES MacPHERSON / The Associated Press May 27, 2018 North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp's failure to fight the Dakota Access pipeline shook her support among the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which helped her win her first term by a narrow margin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Banking Bill Could Lead to More Housing Discrimination

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 Tim Kaine, Mark Warner and 10 other Democratic senators are backing Republican reform legislation that helps Wall Street and hurts Main Street. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Controversial 2013 NDAA Now Law, Biden’s Awkward Swearing-In Jokes, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 4, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the start of the 113th Congress, the GOP continues its war against women and two more states weigh legalizing gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Gender Gap in Congress

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 21, 2012 Women will make up 19 percent of Congress when new members are sworn in in January. But given that females make up more than half of the population in this country, why isn't that number higher? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Women in the U.S. Senate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 11, 2012 Tuesday’s election saw women take a record number of seats in the U.S. Senate. One-fifth of the legislative body no longer belongs to the good old boys. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Heitkamp North Dakota Victory Increases Democrats’ Senate Majority

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 8, 2012 North Dakota is a "deeply conservative" state that Mitt Romney won by 20 points, making Heitkamp's victory there all the more impressive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )