Team McCain Ready With Anti-Biden Artillery

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2008 By the time Barack Obama officially confirmed that Joe Biden was to be his running mate, John McCain's campaign had prepped its response -- as Obama's own camp has no doubt done for McCain's pick from the Republican VP pool. Two candidates = double the attack-ad fodder! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama-Biden ’08

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2008 Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his running mate. It's an interesting choice, given that Obama is running a change campaign and Biden has been a Washington fixture for decades. Also because the two ran against each other in the primary, during which Biden famously had to apologize for unfortunate comments about his rival. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Williams to Step In for Russert on ‘Meet the Press’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 NBC News will keep its Sunday lineup intact by giving Brian Williams a temporary stint as host of "Meet the Press," replacing the late Tim Russert for the time being. Because Russert and Williams teamed up for the Jan. 15 Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, many viewers might be primed to make the transition along with Williams. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Case for Biden

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 10, 2008 The Delaware senator should be at the top of any list of vice presidential picks for Obama. Why Biden? Few Democrats know more about foreign policy, and few would so relish the fight against McCain on international affairs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Calling on Congress to Stop a War

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Dec 8, 2007 The former chief weapons inspector argues that the Bush administration isn't going to let facts get in the way of its eagerly sought war with Iran. If there's any hope of avoiding such a conflict, Ritter writes, Congress will have to rouse from its slumber and act, rather than continuing to wait for the White House to make the first move. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bush Says Musharraf ‘Hasn’t Crossed the Line’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2007 Just weeks after publicly fretting about Pervez Musharraf's dictatorial power grab, George W. Bush has decided that the Pakistani president "hasn't crossed the line" and "truly is somebody who believes in democracy." It's an assessment that would be comical if it didn't have to do with the freedom of millions of people and the security of dozens of nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

4 Democrats to Skip Michigan Primary

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2007 In a gesture of protest against Michigan's decision to hold its presidential primary before Feb. 5, a move that violates Democratic National Committee rules, Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden and Bill Richardson have pulled out of the state's Jan. 15 primary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans Warm to Biden’s Iraq Plan

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 Astonishingly, 26 Republican senators broke with President Bush's Iraq policy last week. But you may not have noticed this, and it's not your fault. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraqis Unite Against Splitting the Nation

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2007 Sen. Joe Biden's plan to divide Iraq along sectarian lines has had an unintended consequence: It has united much of the country, Shiite and Sunni alike, in opposition to the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Biden One-Ups Bush

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 26, 2007 It's not just Bushie loyalists and Republicans who are gunning for more money to be poured (out of taxpayers' pockets) into the Iraq war chest. Take Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), who is aiming to double Bush's proposed $12 billion in funding for the rapid production of mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles -- a proposition which, Scheer argues, is about much more than the security of U.S. troops. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Responses to the President

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2007 Find out what Joe Biden, John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani thought about President Bush's speech. (Hint: One of them really liked it.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNN/YouTube Debates: Democrats in Sharper Focus

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 24, 2007 YouTube ushered in a new kind of political debate Monday night with the latest showdown between Democratic presidential hopefuls, and, according to Boyarsky, the new format made for refreshing changes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )