Democracy Watchdog Warns FEC Is Courting ‘Disaster’

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Aug 28, 2019 Experts caution that without a quorum, the federal commission is ill-equipped to handle perhaps the most expensive election in history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Donor Claimed She Could Offer Access to the President

JILL COLVIN and MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2019 The revelations mark the latest in a litany of possible ethics violations stemming from his ownership of a members-only club in Florida. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A N.Y. Times Story Just Accidentally Shredded the Russiagate Hysteria

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 22, 2019 The paper of record did some debunking work so readers didn’t have to—here’s how. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How Would Mother Jones Eulogize George H.W. Bush?

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 6, 2018 As the nation lays its 41st president to rest, we owe it to ourselves to revisit the words of the legendary activist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Insidious Republican Plot to Hijack the Census

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jun 12, 2018 A new report reveals what's really behind the Trump administration's push to revamp the 2020 survey. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Republican Official Credits Voter ID Law for Trump Wisconsin Victory

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 18, 2018 Brad Schimel, the state's attorney general, talks up the law that Democrats say kept tens of thousands from the polls in 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ugly Truth in the Nunes Memo

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 The document has exposed the broken FISA court system and may lead to prosecution for former and current members of the FBI and Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Matt Taibbi Sees Possible Validation of Trump’s Accusations About Media as Outcome of Russia Hearing

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 21, 2017 The Rolling Stone journalist disagrees with colleague David Corn of Mother Jones in an interview on KCRW about Monday's congressional hearing on Russian interference in the U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and the Supreme Court Just Made it Easier for the FBI to Hack Your Computer

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2016 Government agents can now use warrants obtained from a single judge to hack computers in multiple jurisdictions rather than having to get a warrant for each jurisdiction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The U.S. Government Just Approved an Enormous Oil Pipeline

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2016 It took seven years of organizing to stop the Keystone XL pipeline from being built up and down the U.S. -- and now a new mega-pipeline “has quietly received full regulatory permission to begin construction." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Hulk Hogan Threaten Freedom of the Press

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 14, 2016 The power elites that rule America are threatening the First Amendment again—and the assault is not coming just from government agencies. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Important Abortion Case That Many Americans Have Never Heard About

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 How we got to this week’s abortion showdown—and how the views of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia could help shape the outcome. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )