Mitt Romney Backs Minimum Wage Increase, Promises Not to Run for President

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 10, 2014 Last season's GOP presidential nominee has said for at least the third time that he is definitely not running again in 2016. More interestingly, he is the latest Republican to call for an increase in the minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Is Confused by Gun Nuts’ Message at the NRA Convention

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 Conflation, conflation, conflation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schools Need iPads Like Students Need a Hole in Their Heads

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2013 Budgets for school nurses and counselors are getting cut while funding is being wasted on acquiring iPads; science and art clash as the ways to determine the authenticity of a Jackson Pollock piece shift; finances and critics have proven that Rick Santorum's Christmas movie is nothing short of pathetic. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Rand Paul’s CPAC Victory, Karl Rove’s Feud With Sarah Palin, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 18, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including John Boehner's explanation of why he'll never support gay marriage and a CPAC participant's shocking comments on slavery. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Boy Scouts May Not Survive With Gay Members, Santorum Says

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2013 The noted homophobe is urging the Boy Scouts of America not to capitulate to the "intolerant liberal mind" and overturn its discriminatory policy of banning gays from joining the youth organization, saying that this is yet "another example of the left attempting to remove God from all areas of public life." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s Second Term Begins, Maher on the U.S. ‘Quasi-Police State,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 21, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including sore loser Rick Santorum's tough talk for the president and why the Republicans' debt ceiling proposal may be a constitutional fail. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Senators Kill Treaty That Would Have Protected Disabled

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 6, 2012 The international treaty forbids discrimination against those with disabilities. So why didn't Republicans want to pass it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Santorum May Not Be Done Running Yet, Nude Protests at Boehner’s Office, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 28, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the entitlement program top Senate Democrats say is not on the "fiscal cliff" chopping block, and a former Republican senator has some harsh words for anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top Campaign Moments; Axelrod Slams ‘Delusional’ Dick Morris, and More

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including presidential endorsements by a former veep nominee and a "Simpsons" character, plus a bookmaker pays out on the White House race before Election Day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jobs Report ‘Truthers,’ Romney Cheating Allegations, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney apologizing to nearly half of America, Justice Scalia weighing in on abortion and gay rights, and the horrendous thing Rick Santorum wants to do to Big Bird. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paul Ryan on ‘The Stench,’ a ‘Dumber’ Romney, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including why Mitt Romney says his heart aches, the GOP is back to supporting Todd Akin and his ridiculous "legitimate rape" comments, and the latest Fox News failure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )