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FBI Is Missing Five Months of Texts From Agent Peter Strzok

ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The bureau says a technical system glitch caused messages between December 2016 and May 2017 not to have been properly stored. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ferguson Turmoil Continues With Another Shooting, More Arrests

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 20, 2014 The face-off between police and protesters in and around Ferguson, Mo., continued Tuesday, with tensions further kindled by reports of another police shooting and by more details about slain teenager Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Times When Race Matters

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 27, 2014 When Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., remarked last week that some of the opposition to President Obama's Affordable Care Act is "maybe he's of the wrong color," he was just saying out loud what many people believe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feingold Correctly Predicted Patriot Act Abuse in 2001 (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 When the Senate passed the Patriot Act after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, only one senator voted against it: Russ Feingold, a Democrat from Wisconsin. At the time, he expressed concern over where it could lead. And in the wake of revelations about the scope of NSA surveillance, it turns out the former senator's fears were completely justified. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Krugman Slams GOP Senator on Social Security: ‘Your Facts Are Wrong’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 11, 2013 Memo to congressional Republicans: You might want to stray from GOP talking points and stick to the facts when facing off against a Nobel Prize-winning economist unless you want to be called out for falsehoods. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kerry Calls Out Johnson, Zuckerberg Plans Christie Fundraiser, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 25, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama naming a new SEC head and Joe Biden dispensing some interesting earthquake advice during a Google+ "Fireside Hangout." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Accused of Fakery, Biden Eyes 2016, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 24, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a victory for women in the military and why John Boehner thinks President Obama is out to "annihilate" the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Gets Testy With GOP Senator During Benghazi Hearing

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 24, 2013 After Ron Johnson questioned the State Department's handling of the deadly terrorist attack, even claiming that it had misled the public about what happened, Hillary Clinton lost her temper and fired back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Krugman on the ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Pat Robertson on Women and Porn, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a CEO who claims he fired employees because of Obama's victory, and Ted Nugent, who has a meltdown over the election on Twitter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )