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Truthdig Nominated for 17 Awards by the LA Press Club

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2024 Truthdig has been recognized with 17 nominations across 14 categories for work published in 2023 at the 66th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Nominated for 11 Awards by the LA Press Club

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2023 After a successful relaunch in November, Truthdig has been recognized with 11 nominations for work published in 2022 at the 65th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shanahan Steps Down Amid Reports of Violent Domestic Incidents

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Jun 18, 2019 The acting defense secretary's departure comes at a critical time of troop buildup in Mideast; Army Secretary Mark Esper will take over. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Attorney General Nominee: ‘I Will Not Be Bullied’

ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2019 William Barr's comments at his Senate hearing veer from the president's views, but skepticism remains over his memo on the Mueller inquiry. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Feels ‘Terribly’ for Kavanaugh; Democrats Want FBI Probe

ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 18, 2018 The president says he is "totally supporting" his embattled Supreme Court nominee amid a fierce clash over who should testify at a Senate hearing on a sexual abuse allegation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Republicans Brush Aside Democrats’ Effort to Delay Kavanaugh Vote

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 13, 2018 Despite sharp criticism about the lack of documents and time, Senate panel Chairman Chuck Grassley sticks with a schedule that could see President Trump's Supreme Court nominee confirmed by Oct. 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Win or Lose, Supreme Court Confirmation Fight Defines Democrats

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 8, 2018 The tumultuous four days of Senate hearings for nominee Brett Kavanaugh—marked by rules challenges and protests—signal a new stage in Democrats' hard-line approach to President Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: CIA ‘Gangster Element’ Is a Stain on America (Videos and Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 11, 2018 "The CIA is an agency that is out of control, and they are not doing the job that they were created to do," Truthdig's editor in chief tells The Real News. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

‘Bloody Gina’ Hearing Does Not Bode Well for Us

Joe Lauria / Consortium News May 11, 2018 While President Trump's pick for CIA director wiggled out of addressing the morality and legality of torture, agency veteran Ray McGovern was dragged out of the hearing and arrested. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

GOP Tries to ‘Rush Through’ Appointees Not Yet Vetted, Ethics Office Warns

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Jan 9, 2017 The Office of Government Ethics has not received initial draft financial disclosure reports for some of the Trump Cabinet picks scheduled for hearings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jill Stein Accepting Green Party Presidential Nomination: ‘We Are Saying No to the Lesser Evil’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2016 On the final day of the Green Party's convention in Houston last weekend, Jill Stein spoke on the power of the greater good in the face of two undesirable candidates. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants to Assume Mantle of Bernie Sanders’ Revolution (Video)

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2016 "Democracy needs a moral compass," says the party's presidential nominee. "We must be that moral compass." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )