Trump-GOP Meeting Boosts Optimism About Border Deal
Feb 7, 2019 Negotiators predict an agreement could come as early as this weekend.Mick Mulvaney Says It’s ‘Very Possible’ Shutdown Will Stretch Into 2019
Dec 23, 2018 "The ball is in the Senate's court," the acting White House chief of staff asserts.Budget Battle Brews After Trump Threatens Another Shutdown
May 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.
Martin Luther King’s Revolutionary Dream Deferred
Jan 13, 2018 Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today.Roy Moore’s U.S. Senate Run Now in Voters’ Hands
Dec 12, 2017 Voter turnout is considered key to the outcome of the race between Republican Moore, who has been fighting accusations of sexual misconduct, and Democrat Doug Jones.NSA Whistleblower William Binney: Seeking Blackmail Power, U.S. Officials Enabled 9/11
May 15, 2015 The 31-year National Security Agency veteran blew the whistle when he realized technology that he had developed to protect Americans was being used to spy on them. In a wide-ranging, 45-minute discussion, he and Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer discuss who's responsible for the surveillance program, how authorities' desire for blackmail power through mass spying was a factor in their failure to stop the 9/11 attacks, and more.
