Feingold Questions Study Group’s Judgment

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2006 Flipping through the news channels on Wednesday, one would have seen an endless parade of pundits and politicians praising the Iraq Study Group's report One exception was a man who was critical of the war before it was in style, Sen Russ Feingold (D-Wis), who told "Countdown's" Keith Olbermann: "The fact is, this commission was composed apparently entirely of people who did not have the judgment to oppose this Iraq war in the first place" Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not Born to Run

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2006 While some of us are still recovering from our post-midterm hangovers, politicians already have their sights set on the 2008 presidential election. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) countered expectations today by announcing he would not seek his party's nomination for president, choosing instead to focus on his work in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold: Lieberman ‘Doesn’t Get It’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2006 The hard-charging senator from Wisconsin swatted down Sen. Joe Lieberman's claim that pulling out of Iraq would only embolden future would-be plane-bombing terrorists: ?Joe is showing with that regrettable statement that he doesn?t get it. He doesn?t get it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Finance Effort Resumes, Without McCain

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2006 The Arizona senator has withdrawn his co-sponsorship of a public financing bill that he and Sen. Russ Feingold (along with two House reps) had long championed. People close to the situation say McCain dropped his support because he is likely to run for president and may end up not abiding by public financing rules. We've known for some time that McCain has been doing all sorts of unseemly things in an attempt to lock up the nomination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry, Feingold Unite in Iraq Withdrawal Call

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 The two senators appealed to the Senate--and to 3 million other Americans via e-mail--to back their call to withdraw combat troops from Iraq "by a hard and fast deadline." Sens. Jack Reed and Carl Levin supported the call--unlike many Democrats and most Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore at 68% in Straw Poll

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 The former veep trounced potential candidates for the 2008 race in an unscientific DailyKos poll. The closest runner-up, Russ Feingold, pulled a mere 15%. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shouting Match Over Gay Marriage Amendment

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 After a Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., strode out of the room, and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., bid him "good riddance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Favors Legalizing Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 Watershed moment: A credible presidential hopeful stakes out the high moral ground--and the progressive left political ground--on homosexual marriage. He calls a pending Wisconsin amendment against same-sex marriages "a mean-spirited attempt" to single out gay men and lesbians for discrimination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Speaks Truth to Power, and Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 The Wisconsin senator whips Jon Stewart's audience into a frenzy with his insistence on holding Bush accountable for his spying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Dresses Down CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

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Feingold Proposes Bush Censure Over Spying

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 Only one president in U.S. history has been censured--Andrew Jackson in 1834. But Russ Feingold says that this president "must be held accountable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawmakers Appear to Distance Selves From Lobbyists

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 Both Republicans and Democrats are canceling meetings with lobbyists in the wake of the Abramoff scandal. | storyPardon our cynicism, but as long as lobbyists have money to dole out, lawmakers will find a way to the trough.Any lobbying-reform legislation that results from this scandal will be rendered moot as quickly as you can say "McCain-Feingold." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )