Is Mike Pompeo Soft on White Terrorism Against Muslim Immigrants?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 25, 2018 I just noticed something in one of the statements of the nominee for secretary of state while he was a representative in Congress from Kansas, and it is potentially chilling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pompeo Squeaks By in Senate Committee Vote

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2018 Mike Pompeo, the nominee for secretary of state, barely avoids a rebuke as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommends him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Should Not Reward the Authors of Torture

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 24, 2018 Violations of U.S. and international law cannot be rationalized or ignored in considering Gina Haspel's nomination to be the new CIA director. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Is “Considering” Veto of Budget

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president casts doubt on whether he will back the $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, citing concerns over "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress OKs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill

LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 22, 2018 The giant funding package is given final passage by the Senate in a post-midnight vote, 65-32. Some senators are less than pleased by the action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gina Haspel’s Disqualifying Record of CIA Torture

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 15, 2018 The newly appointed CIA director's career at the intelligence agency spans more than three decades. While her work is shrouded in secrecy, two things are well known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Empty Piety of the American Press

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 11, 2018 What we are offered by broadcast and print news outlets is great entertainment. It is great for ratings. It is great for profits. But it is not moral, and it is not journalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Signs Budget Deal, Government Reopens

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Government Stumbles Into Shutdown, With Push by Sen. Rand Paul

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The Kentuckian, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits, repeatedly blocks action on a budget plan. However, the Senate is now racing to vote before dawn. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Trying to Flip GOP Holdouts on Health Care Bill

By Catherine Lucey / AP Sep 23, 2017 The president is focusing on senators from Alaska and Kentucky in an effort to save the party's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Two More GOP Senators Oppose Health Care Bill, Killing It for Now

By Alan Fram and Erica Werner / Associated Press Jul 18, 2017 The latest effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare" is fatally wounded as Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas come out against it. (Pictured, Mitch McConnell.) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )