John Kiriakou / TruthdigMay 8, 2018
The U.S. has become a country that supports torture, so the fight to stop the godmother of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program may be futile. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutApr 4, 2018
The bottom line is that we may never see the special counsel's findings unless he persuades a grand jury to return an indictment against the president. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated PressMar 16, 2018
The Republican senator from Arizona says he may stand up against the Republican president in 2020—either as a Republican or an independent—if no one else does. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressMar 2, 2018
"The prospects for immigration legislation, big or small, are very, very bleak," concedes the director of one immigrants' rights group in the wake of the Florida school massacre. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Fangman Michael / TruthdigFeb 13, 2018
Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressFeb 9, 2018
The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressFeb 8, 2018
The Kentuckian, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits, repeatedly blocks action on a budget plan. However, the Senate is now racing to vote before dawn. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressFeb 8, 2018
“I don’t know. Right now, it’s tough to see,” Sen. Jeff Flake says about whether any proposal would will get the 60 Republican and Democratic votes needed to survive. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressFeb 8, 2018
The measure contains more money for the Pentagon, infrastructure and disaster aid—and balloons the deficit—but leaves "Dreamers" unprotected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
STEVE PEOPLES and BOB CHRISTIE / The Associated PressJan 12, 2018
Republican Rep. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, talks tough on immigration as she announces her bid to replace Jeff Flake, who is retiring. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS and ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressJan 9, 2018
The president, congressional Republicans and Democrats have expressed optimism for a deal just 10 days before a government shutdown deadline. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
The Associated PressJan 9, 2018
The former Arizona sheriff was pardoned by President Trump after being convicted of disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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