Rep. Giffords Moved to Houston

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been moved from the Tucson, Ariz., hospital where she has been treated since Jan. 8 to a Houston facility for rehabilitation and continued recovery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman’s Sidewalk Scuffle Captured on YouTube

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 Someone needs to remind North Carolina Rep Bob Etheridge that this here is the Internet age, that he is a public figure, and that high jinks like this scuffle, which hit the Web on Monday (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Live Blogging the Health Care Vote

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2010 As the U.S. House saddles up to decide on the latest health care bill, check out The New York Times' coverage of the vote in all its live-blogging, a-critical glory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet N.Y.’s New Senator

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 Caroline Kennedy she ain't. On Friday, New York Gov. David Paterson tapped Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to take over the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s Apology Fail

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2008 Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann apparently understood that she needed to do a little spin control following her jaw-dropping flirtation with McCarthyism on "Hardball" last week, but she apparently didn't feel the need to apologize to anyone, judging by her latest campaign spot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kucinich: We’re Losing Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 This week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich drummed up support within the House to introduce articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Here, he discusses his motivations on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" TV/radio show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman Blasts Bush for Sinking SCHIP

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2007 After the House failed to override Bush's veto of the SCHIP children's health care renewal bill on Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark berated the administration and the bill's opponents. In light of their attitude, he questioned whether the nation's kids would "grow old enough for you to send [them] to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Networking Sites, Chat Rooms Face Banishment

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2006 In an effort to combat sexual predators' use of social networking websites, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively make sites like Amazon and MySpace inaccessible at public spaces. This is well-intentioned but horribly executed. Let's hope the worse-than-"Do Nothing" Senate can keep this one from becoming law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Exclusive: Rep. Kucinich’s Resolution Calls on Bush to Push for Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2006 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced a resolution Wednesday that calls on President Bush to appeal to all sides for a cessation of hostilities in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict and to commit the United States to multiparty negotiations, along with support for an international peacekeeping mission during the talks. Also, read the speech that Rep. Kucinich delivered on the House floor on Tuesday that warned of "mutually assured destruction" if saner heads do not soon prevail in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Rep. King Compares Latinos to Drunks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2006 The anti-immigration congressman made a speech before Congress in May that blasted the idea of providing interpreters for Spanish speakers at polling stations, saying the practice would "coddle" Hispanics, "just like an enabler for an alcoholic, hand them a bottle of booze so they do not cure themselves" This is the same guy who recently proposed erecting an electrified fence along the US-Mexico border, and compared Latinos to livestock . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AOL Said, ‘If You Leave Me I’ll Do Something Crazy’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2006 Listen to the hilarious "Today Show" appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account. Times article on him Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The House Is in Play for Democrats

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Throw conventional wisdom out the window, says the New York Times: Many seats in the House of Representatives that were once thought safe for Republicans have now become competitive races. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )