Mitt the Lobbyist, GOP Lawmaker Plans Gun Raffle Fundraiser, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a 10-year-old's impassioned plea to the New York City Council and a new poll shows Romney has a likability problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rick Santorum’s Big Night

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2012 The former senator from Pennsylvania swept ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, who have been hogging the campaign airtime, Tuesday night to claim victories in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Missouri Outlaws Student-Teacher Facebook Friendship

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2011 The state-sponsored war on intimacy, fellowship and private contact continues in Missouri, where Gov. Jay Nixon just signed into law a bill forbidding any direct social networking contact between students and teachers. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Electronic Brownshirts’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 18, 2011 Right-wing media personality Andrew Breitbart is the forceful advocate of the slew of deceptively edited videos that target and smear progressive individuals and institutions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The 2008 Presidential Election Is Almost Over

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 After a long wait, North Carolina has been called for Barack Obama. With an Electoral College landslide already in hand for Obama, the state's 15 electoral votes pump up his total to 364. That leaves one state dragging its heels. We're looking at you, Mizzou. Let's get this thing done. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Down to the Wire, the Race Gets Tighter

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 Both campaigns predicted the polls would tighten up on the approach to Tuesday's election, but many of the states where the race is closest were won by George W. Bush in 2004. Those include North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Georgia, Montana and Florida. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Draws Record Crowd to St. Louis Rally

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign, 100,000 people, on Saturday at a rally in St. Louis. The Illinois senator had been behind in the race in Missouri until very recently. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands Flee Floods in Midwest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2008 Several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, have been hit hard by floods this week as rivers rose far beyond their normal levels. In Cedar Rivers, Iowa, a whole hospital had been evacuated, thousands of residents had fled their homes and over 400 city blocks were under water by Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More ‘San Francisco Values’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2008 With a soundtrack as shifty as its logic, here is another captivating self-parody from the Sam Graves campaign. The shameless Missouri congressman, who has tried to paint his Democratic opponent as an unholy champion of gayness because she held a fundraiser in San Francisco, has launched another attack ad allegedly based on that city's values. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Gun With Purchase

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 A car dealership in Missouri has found its sales quadrupled after the introduction of an offer that gives customers a free gun with the purchase of any used or new vehicle. The promotion, which is said to be a response to Barack Obama's recent comment on Midwestern voters who "cling to guns or religion," continues until the end of the month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Tornadoes Hit the Heartland

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Yet another round of ferocious weather pounded parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and nearby states Saturday, with tornadoes that reportedly killed at least 18 people just a week after deadly storms hit Arkansas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Missouri Town May Evict Unwed Couples With Kids

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 Current law in Black Jack, Mo., prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption." The City Council rejected amending that law to include unmarried couples with children. We're speechless. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )