GOP Lawmaker Makes Absurd Abortion Comparison

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Election season is well and truly over, but that's not stopping some in the Republican Party from continuing their campaign of saying crazy misogynist things showing how out of touch they are with issues pertaining to women and their bodies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Senator Who Says He Doesn’t Drink Is Charged With DUI

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 24, 2012 Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, a Mormon who in the past has been outspoken about his abstinence from alcohol, was arrested early Sunday morning in Alexandria, Va., and charged with driving under the influence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suspected White House Shooter Arrested

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2011 On Wednesday, federal law enforcement officers arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man suspected of firing on the White House late last week. At least one bullet struck the building but no one was hurt. The suspect, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, has an alleged fixation on things presidential, but officials have not yet determined a motive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hotchner Remembers Ernest Hemingway … and the Feds That Pursued Him

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Earlier this month, on the 50th anniversary of his friend's death, A.E. Hotchner penned a tender letter in remembrance of Ernest Hemingway, pictured above. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Letterman Gets a Tea Party Education

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 David Letterman didn't exactly lob any hardballs in his interview with Idaho tea party activist Pam Stout on Tuesday night's show, opting instead to have a light and informative exchange on Stout's own history and where she believes the movement might be headed (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

14 States Take Health Care Bill to Court

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 The attorneys general of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Virginia are suing over the health care reform bill, citing state sovereignty and alleging federal overreach under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

10 Americans Charged With Abduction in Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Disasters evoke a whole range of human qualities, from the charitable to the predatory and beyond. Thus it's not surprising, although it is upsetting, that a group of Americans was charged Thursday with abduction and criminal association after attempting to usher 33 Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic last week even though many were not actually orphans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land, Don’t Blow It

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2009 More than 2 million acres in nine states will be set aside as protected wilderness as soon as President Obama signs a bill just passed by Congress. Land in California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia will be off-limits to development. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Craig Bitter Over His Treatment by Romney

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 Sen. Larry Craig has fallen out with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who, according to Craig (pictured), turned his back on the embattled Idaho senator after Craig's infamous run-in with the Minneapolis police this summer. In an NBC interview slated to air Tuesday, an embittered Craig said Romney "not only threw me under his campaign bus, he backed up and ran over me again." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hall of Infamy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2007 Sen. Larry Craig has joined that elite group of Idahoans who make up the Idaho Hall of Fame. Yes, there really is an Idaho Hall of Fame, and the country's most famous bathroom visitor is now really a member. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Craig Plans to Finish Senate Term

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 Comedians can now let out that sigh of relief: Disgraced Sen. Larry Craig isn't going anywhere. While he says he won't run again, Craig now plans to finish his term in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Then Again, Maybe Not

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2007 Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is apparently not absolutely certain he will resign on Sept. 30 following the discovery of, and ensuing media blitzkrieg about, his June arrest in a Minneapolis airport men's room. According to Craig's camp, the embattled senator is considering his options, including the possibility of reversing his guilty plea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )