Fake News and Donald Trump’s War on Truth

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 10, 2017 The Trump administration has skillfully turned the notion of fake news on its head and weaponized it against the media. The Trump administration has skillfully turned the notion of fake news on its head and weaponized it against the media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ethics Experts: Kellyanne Conway Broke Law by Promoting Ivanka Trump Brand

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Feb 10, 2017 After her boss slammed Nordstrom company for dropping his daughter's fashion line, Trump's top aide encouraged Americans to "go buy Ivanka's stuff." After her boss slammed Nordstrom company for dropping his daughter's fashion line, Trump's top aide encouraged Americans to "go buy Ivanka's stuff." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kellyanne Conway Offers ‘Olive Branch,’ More Spin in CNN Interview With Jake Tapper

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2017 Tapper may have taken the president's counselor to task on Tuesday's episode of "The Lead," but consider the (news) source before chalking one up for journalistic integrity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Alternative Reality (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 26, 2017 The reason Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts” line garnered so much attention is because it gave a name to what the Trump administration is trying to do. Dig deeper

Alternative Facts

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Jan 25, 2017 Dig deeper

Kellyanne Conway: Press Secretary Provided ‘Alternative Facts’ About Inauguration Crowd Size

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 23, 2017 Conway, counselor to President Trump, also delivered a not-so-subtle threat on Sunday's "Meet the Press." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s New Nuclear Instability

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 30, 2016 Trump's finger on the nuclear trigger is a terrifying prospect. The anti-nuclear movement needs to go on high alert to make sure that trigger never gets pulled. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Aide Accuses Trump Camp of Winning by ‘Providing a Platform for White Supremacists’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 In a Harvard University panel, Hillary Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri engaged in an aggressive exchange with Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Opens Up to ‘Dishonest’ Media With Meetings On and Off the Record

BLANK Nov 23, 2016 Breaking the mold as president-elect, Trump forgoes traditional news conferences in favor of private sessions with network executives, TV anchors and journalists at The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Donald’s Five-Point Plan to Defeat Islam

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 21, 2016 Kellyanne Conway (pictured), Donald Trump’s campaign manager, touted the Republican presidential candidate’s plan on MSNBC. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

To Stop Donald Trump, Democrats Need to Focus on the Fundamentals—and Get to Work

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 17, 2016 Hillary Clinton's big lead in national polls following the party conventions has shrunk, and the recent trend line is not in her favor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s ‘To Be Determined’ Approach Threatens Democracy’s Ideal

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 Have a candidate’s political strategists ever before treated their candidate like a rambunctious child and spoken of their pride that they finally coaxed him to “stay on message”? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )