Hoyer Elected House Majority Leader

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 The vote is in, and the results are disappointing. Steny Hoyer beat John Murtha by a vote of 149 to 86 in the election for House majority leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: Draining the Congressional Swamp

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 16, 2006 While the post-election shoving and shuffling on Capitol Hill sounds dull, parochial and petty to the rest of the world, the choices that politicians make among themselves can be telling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Murtha’s No Lefty, But He’s Right

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 15, 2006 If they know what's good for them, the Democrats will heed the call of the voters on Thursday and elect Iraq war critic John Murtha as their leader in the House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Women Rock the Vote

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 The media have largely ignored the role women played in swinging the election, as well as the unprecedented power they'll now wield in Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pelosi Campaigns for Murtha

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2006 Nancy Pelosi has thrown her support to ally John Murtha in the race for House majority leader with a letter sent to House Democrats, citing his campaign against the Iraq war as a major factor in the Democrats' recent midterm victory. (h/t: Crooks and Liars) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Architects of Nov. 7

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2006 Truthdig salutes the individuals and organizations that swept the Democrats to victory: the members of the Democratic leadership, and the progressive netroots. Kudos all around. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Dems, GOP’ers Agree to Take Two Years Off

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2006 The political satirist reports on an ingenious plan by the leadership of both parties to rest up for negative campaigning in 2008. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2006 The best videos of this week include a stunning clip of Bush unabashedly admitting that he lied to America; a hysterical sendup of Rumsfeld's contempt for reporters; and Stephen Colbert's tribute to the scandal-ridden GOP. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Such Thing As Luck

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 Nancy Pelosi, set to become the first woman, Californian and Italian-American speaker of the House, defied the odds to drive her party to victory. According to a San Francisco Chronicle profile, Pelosi's determination and cold calculation had as much to do with the Democrats' success as President Bush's unpopularity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdig Podcast: Pelosi, Rummy, Sanders and the L.A. Times

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Nancy Pelosi's speakership, Rumsfeld's resignation, Bernie Sanders in the Senate and the fiasco at the Los Angeles Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Videocast: Robert Scheer on Pelosi, Rummy, Sanders and the LA Times

BLANK Nov 10, 2006 Truthdig editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Nancy Pelosi as Speaker, Rumsfeld's resignation, Bernie Sanders in the Senate and the fiasco at the Los Angeles Times. Dig deeper

Watch Out for the Voodoo, Nancy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 Using body language suggestive of Gloria Steinem squaring off with Larry Flynt, presumed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took her first post-election meeting with President Bush -- engaging in what may have been the least comfortable handshake in modern American political history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )