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GOP Lawmaker Resigns After Surrogacy Discussions

MATTHEW DALY AND JULIET LINDERMAN / The Associated Press Dec 7, 2017 Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona says he will step down next month because he talked about surrogacy with two female staffers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Party Backs Away From Sanford, GOP Lawmaker Calls Women ‘Vaginas,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 18, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a bipartisan gun control deal collapses in the Senate and a Texas congressman makes insulting comments about the Boston Marathon bombings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Cuts His Own Pay, O’Reilly Explodes at Ingraham, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 4, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including RNC Chairman Reince Priebus accuses Democrats of supporting "infanticide" and the big obstacle Mark Sanford faces in his political comeback. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DOMA May Be Doomed, O’Reilly’s Surprising Gay Marriage Comments, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 28, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Texas congressman's run-in with the law and Ashley Judd's big political announcement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is This the Most Inappropriate Reaction to Sandy Hook School Shooting?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 17, 2012 Oregon state Rep. Dennis Richardson sent an email the day of the Connecticut massacre explaining how most of the kids who were killed that day "would still be alive" if he had been a principal or a teacher at the school. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Lawmaker’s Solution to Preventing Mass Shootings: More Guns

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 17, 2012 Some Democrats have publicly advocated for tighter gun control laws in the aftermath of Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children and eight adults dead. But according to Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, the way to prevent such massacres from happening is to have more Americans carry firearms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )