Prosecutors Abruptly Drop Criminal Charges Against Jussie Smollett

AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL TARM / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2019 Attorneys say the "Empire" actor's record has "been wiped clean" after accusations he lied to police about a racist, anti-gay attack. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Zeroes In on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 Despite the Iranian government's insistence to the contrary, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog group, the IAEA, remains suspicious about Tehran's intentions for the country's nuclear program, passing a resolution Friday registering its "deep and increasing concern" that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Presses Obama on Libya

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2011 Though it stopped short of demanding that President Obama pull American forces out of the NATO operation against Libya immediately, the House passed a resolution that gives him 14 days to argue for continued military involvement in the effort to remove Moammar Gadhafi from power. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Government Declares a Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 The Gadhafi government has declared a cease-fire in its offensive against opposition fighters, apparently in response to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, which calls for a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish’s New Year’s Dissolution

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 8, 2011 I was 14 years old and it was just after dinner on the last day of summer vacation in the Alabama portion of Southern Jersey, where the only black people I ever saw were sunburned Italians. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama Resolves to Fix the Economy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2011 In his weekly radio address Saturday, President Obama committed himself in 2011 to improving the economy, creating jobs and strengthening the middle class. Here’s to a New Year’s resolution that hopefully won’t be broken. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Angry House Dems Reject Bush-Obama Tax Cuts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2010 Democrats in the House passed a resolution Thursday telling the president not to bother bringing his compromise extension of tax cuts for the wealthy to their chamber. Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would continue to work with the White House and, if history is our guide, the White House will continue to work with Republicans to get the bill passed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Can’t We Be Friends

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2010 2010 might already be looking up. North Korea has sent the U.S. a New Year's message calling for an end to hostility in relations between the two countries and declaring that Pyongyang is committed to making the Korean peninsula nuclear-free. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War Is Over! (If You Say So)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 The U.N. military commander in Sudan has announced that the war in Darfur -- which has killed more than 300,000 people -- is over. Three million Sudanese remain displaced as the conflict ostensibly shifts from full-blown war to mere "security issues." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alabama House Backs Miss California

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2009 There must be more pressing priorities on their plate, but on Thursday members of Alabama's House of Representatives officially signaled their support for Carrie Prejean, California's representative in Sunday's Miss USA pageant, by passing a resolution praising Prejean for saying that marriage should be only between a man and a woman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: Palestine, Israel Waiting for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 Once again, the cease-fire is off between the Israelis and Palestinians, and even though the United Nations has again weighed in with Security Council Resolution 1850, which supports a two-state solution, the new measure is not likely to change things in the near future. Over to you, Mr. President-elect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-War Group Supports U.S.-Iraq Agreement

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2008 The anti-Iraq war organization Council for a Livable World has announced its support for the recently completed U.S.-Iraq security agreement. The group's news release urges support for the resolution, which it believes is "the best way for the United States to leave Iraq promptly and responsibly.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )