Mattis Leaving as Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump

ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA BALDOR / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2018 Jim Mattis, perhaps the most respected foreign policy official in Trump's administration, will leave by the end of February. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook Reports ‘Sophisticated’ New Efforts to Meddle in U.S. Politics

BARBARA ORTUTAY and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jul 31, 2018 Members of the House and Senate, as well as officials at the Department of Homeland Security, have been briefed about attempts to influence U.S. politics on its platforms, the social media company says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ex-Senate Aide Indicted on Charges of Lying to FBI

ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and BRIAN WITTE / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2018 James Wolfe's indictment is announced after The New York Times reveals that the Justice Department secretly seized phone records and emails of one of its journalists as part of a leak investigation involving Wolfe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congressional Leaders to Get Classified Briefings on Russia Probe

MARY CLARE JALONICK and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press May 24, 2018 House and Senate lawmakers from both parties are set to meet with top intelligence officials for classified briefings as President Trump intensifies his attacks on Robert Mueller's investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Backs Gina Haspel for CIA Chief

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 After eight Republicans and two Democrats on the Intelligence Committee support the veteran official, her confirmation vote by the full Senate could take place before the end of the week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gina Haspel Debate Spotlights America’s Soul Sickness

John Kiriakou / Truthdig May 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 )

Two Lawyers Not Joining Trump Legal Team After All

KEN THOMAS and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Mar 25, 2018 A Trump attorney says Washington lawyers Joseph diGenova and Victoria Toensing have conflicts that won't allow them to represent the president regarding the Russia probe. DiGenova's appointment was announced last week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are Social Media Companies Anti-Social?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Those that traffic in personal data we give them are not living up to their obligations to us as individuals or to the common good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Banking Bill Could Lead to More Housing Discrimination

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 Tim Kaine, Mark Warner and 10 other Democratic senators are backing Republican reform legislation that helps Wall Street and hurts Main Street. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Six Ways the ‘Resistance’ Gave Trump a Dictator’s Toolkit

Lee Camp / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 Instead of standing up for the American people, the corporate-owned Democrats have strengthened the president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Partisanship Above Everything

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 We need to rethink the asymmetry in the behavior of our two parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2nd GOP Governor Seeks Exclusion From Offshore Drilling Plan

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Democrats from coastal states cry hypocrisy and partisanship as North Carolina's Henry McMaster moves to protect his state from the risks associated with drilling. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )