What Massachusetts Got Right

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 The president got creamed in Massachusetts. No amount of blaming this disastrous outcome on the weaknesses of the local Democratic candidate or her Republican opponent’s strengths can gainsay that fact. Obama’s opportunistic search for win-win solutions to our health care concerns and our larger economic problems is leading to a lose-lose outcome for the president and the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Franken Takes On New Role in D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 Following his arrival on Capitol Hill on Monday, Al Franken downplayed his status as the winner of the 60th Democratic seat in the U.S. Senate and emphasized what his Minnesota constituents need their "second senator" to accomplish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New Democratic Majority

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 13, 2008 At the moment, Barack Obama is winning a smaller share of Democrats than John Kerry did on Election Day four years ago. Yet Obama is beating John McCain by six points in the latest Gallup Poll. How can this be? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The New Majority

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 As Virginia goes, so goes the Senate -- and the nation? The decision of former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner to run for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. John Warner is more than just bad news for the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Charisma Isn’t Everything

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 14, 2007 Karl Rove set out to build an eternal Republican majority. In the end, he managed two terms for a mediocre president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rove’s Sad Legacy

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 14, 2007 Buh-bye, Karl Rove. On your way out of the White House, don't let the screen door hit you where the dog should have bit you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Taste of Things to Come

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2007 President Bush has finally been forced to capitulate when it comes to the judiciary, after igniting a firestorm by announcing he would stand by the nominations of three conservative judges that had been blocked by Democrats. Bush conceded on Tuesday, announcing that all three nominees had withdrawn from the process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Johnson’s Health Improves

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2007 Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., whose sudden illness last month briefly threatened the Democrats' control of the Senate, has been given a medical status upgrade from critical to fair. We wish him well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

S.D. Senator ‘Recovering as Expected’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2006 According to one of his doctors, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is "recovering as expected from brain surgery and his brain pressures continue to be in the normal range," though he remains in critical condition. Johnson's sudden illness last week raised the possibility of a Republican takeover of the Senate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans’ Senate Fail-Safe

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2006 GOP senators may take a page from the Democrats' playbook and filibuster the normally routine procedural vote that determines committee chairmanships. The tactic is meant to protect against the possibility, as it did for the Dems after the 2000 election, that Republicans might regain a majority in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democrats’ Senate Majority Endangered

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2006 Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) appears to have suffered a stroke and remains under evaluation at George Washington University Hospital. Should Johnson have to resign because of illness, the governor of South Dakota, a Republican, could appoint a replacement from his own party, taking away the Democrats' majority in the Senate and giving Vice President Dick Cheney the tie-breaking vote. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Barks at NPR

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2006 During a tense interview with NPR, Karl Rove defended his claim that the GOP will hold on to both houses of Congress and accused host Robert Siegel of bias. (h/t: Crooks and Liars) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )