Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

By Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis / ProPublica Mar 20, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ex-Senate Aide Indicted on Charges of Lying to FBI

ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and BRIAN WITTE / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2018 James Wolfe's indictment is announced after The New York Times reveals that the Justice Department secretly seized phone records and emails of one of its journalists as part of a leak investigation involving Wolfe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Backs Gina Haspel for CIA Chief

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 After eight Republicans and two Democrats on the Intelligence Committee support the veteran official, her confirmation vote by the full Senate could take place before the end of the week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Partisanship Above Everything

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 We need to rethink the asymmetry in the behavior of our two parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Says Mueller Interview ‘Seems Unlikely’

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2018 In possibly declining to be interviewed, the president calls the investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign a "phony cloud" over his administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NBC’s Megyn Kelly Pushes Intelligence Groupthink in Vladimir Putin Interview

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jun 14, 2017 The journalist says all "17 intelligence agencies" of the U.S. government agreed on Russian guilt in alleged 2016 election hacking. Former intelligence officials claim that statement is incorrect, but it keeps getting repeated. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Are We Getting the Trump-Russia Story Right?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 31, 2017 With scoops based on leaks and unnamed sources, news consumers should view all reports on the investigation with skepticism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Next Fed Chair, Pelosi Slams ‘Reprehensible’ Weiner, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the roll call vote for Justin Amash's failed NSA surveillance amendment and the Republican congressional idea that one GOP senator called "the dumbest" he ever heard. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

George W. Bush Library Dedicated, GOP Pollster Rips Limbaugh, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Barbara Bush's surprising advice to son Jeb and Congress tries to fix air travel delays caused by the sequester. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )