ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated PressMay 1, 2019
During a heated Senate hearing, the attorney general defends his handling of the collusion probe and takes aim at its lead investigator. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsApr 3, 2019
The Senate majority leader is expected to exercise the so-called "nuclear option" this week in order to expedite the confirmation process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsSep 7, 2018
Emails reveal the Trump pick lied under oath during hearings for his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2004 and 2006. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressSep 5, 2018
During his second day of confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court nominee also refuses to say whether he thinks a president can pardon himself. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickSep 4, 2018
Demonstrators, including activists dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” target the nominee’s anti-abortion views and some of his other positions. Democrats try but fail to adjourn the hearing over the issue of documents production. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressMay 27, 2018
The president has warned Congress that he will never accept another $1 trillion-plus spending bill like the one he signed in March. But Capitol Hill dysfunction could stand in his way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigDec 4, 2017
Promoting social programs at home while supporting endless war abroad, progressive Democrats of 2017 are following in a liberal icon's footsteps. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMar 11, 2015
Senate Republicans have clearly decided of late to slip unrelated language into drafts of proposed bills moving through the legislative process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 24, 2014
Many legislators and campaigners are unsatisfied with the "watered-down" version of the anti-surveillance bill that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 12, 2013
Thankfully, there are still a few political leaders who remember the wisdom of the founders in designing a system that properly limits governmental power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 14, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a GOP contender for a top Cabinet post in the Obama administration and why Michigan Republicans should have taken a closer look at the right-to-work legislation they passed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 7, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Wisconsin exit polls, President Obama's position on the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and the slap heard ’round the Badger State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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