U.S. Duty Free Americas Owners Give Millions to Israeli Settlements

URI BLAU and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Jul 1, 2019 Critics charge that activities billed as harmless philanthropy come at the expense of Palestinians and their claim to a state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Ejected From Virginia Restaurant

KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Jun 24, 2018 The White House press secretary is made to leave the Red Hen in Lexington, Va., because she works for President Trump, and the incident has set off a fierce debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Who’s Funding Super PACs This Election Season? Good Question

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Mar 21, 2016 New reporting looks at how shady LLCs are contributing to a "corrupt campaign finance system." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Sixth GOP Debate: Seven Candidates Get Down to Dollars and Cents

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2016 Another year, another Republican presidential debate. During the final stretch of the sixth GOP faceoff, the candidates on Thursday navigated the tricky task of talking about fiscal policy and big business in a way that didn't alienate either corporatist supporters or Middle America. Updated Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military Lobbyists Brag About Getting Presidential Candidates to Favor War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2015 An email to supporters shows a recently formed defense industry group congratulating itself for getting Republican presidential candidates to demand the escalation of U.S. military action in Syria. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Trevor Noah Slams Mike Huckabee for Comparing Syrian Refugees to Food

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2015 The "Daily Show" host recently discovered that GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee seems to have a bit of an obsession with bizarre food metaphors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Political Correctness Dodge

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 24, 2015 The Republican presidential candidates and the far-right echo chamber have made "politically correct" an all-purpose dismissal for facts and opinions they don't want to hear. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Trevor Noah Denounces American Politicians’ Racist Responses to the Paris Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 The "Daily Show" host lambastes certain politicians for the "bat shit crazy" comments they delivered in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fourth GOP Debate, Round 1: Christie Takes Shots at Clinton, Jindal Takes Shots at Everybody

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 11, 2015 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was spoiling for a fight during Tuesday evening's GOP undercard debate in Milwaukee, repeatedly taking aim at his Republican opponents and attempting to lure them into the ring by criticizing their records as public servants. Frequently, they refused to join him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Debate Primer: It’s Fox Business Time

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 11, 2015 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's team is still talking tough, despite the fact that their boss has been forced to join the warmup act in Milwaukee. Meanwhile, Fox Business is hoping Maria Bartiromo and her co-moderators will be the "anti-CNBC"—but will Ben Carson agree? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Republican Explains How His Party Descended Into Insanity and Chaos

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 8, 2015 The other night I phoned a former GOP congressmen with whom I’d worked on legislation in the ’90s. I wanted his take on something: Are the presidential hopefuls really as weird as they seem? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Debate Mendacity Shocks Even the Conservatives

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 31, 2015 For people who so often accuse Hillary Clinton of lying, the Republican presidential candidates seem to feel perfectly free to bend, twist and shred the truth at will. Unsurprisingly, that is just what several of them were caught doing in their free-for-all CNBC debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )