Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 17, 2012
"Saturday Night Live" deviated from its traditional comedic cold open to pay tribute to the children and adults who lost their lives in Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 10, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Newt Gingrich's 2016 presidential election prediction and the big political decision Cory Booker is weighing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigNov 20, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest governor to put a foot down on Obamacare and Chris Christie appears on "Saturday Night Live." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigNov 12, 2012
The presidential election can officially be put to rest now that "Saturday Night Live" has had the chance to weigh in. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 16, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the Koch brothers' attempt to get their employees to vote for Mitt Romney and a Republican Senate candidate's son going birther at a fundraiser. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 9, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney makes a major foreign policy speech and a Republican lawmaker defends slavery. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 25, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including one state increasing access to birth control, Rick Perry's poor debate performances explained and a funny "Saturday Night Live" parody of undecided voters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 22, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest swing state polls, why Paul Ryan was booed at the annual AARP conference and "Saturday Night Live" pokes fun at Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment in prime time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 17, 2012
"Saturday Night Live" got into the swing of election season with several political sketches that mocked such happenings as GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's gaffes and Clint Eastwood's much maligned Republican National Convention speech. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 13, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Todd Akin back on the campaign trail and news on a birtherism convention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 23, 2012
After a multimedia outcry that included a bit on "Saturday Night Live," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell withdrew support from a bill that would require women getting an abortion to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound beforehand. And yes, that’s every bit as unpleasant and invasive as it sounds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2012
Victoria Jackson, "SNL" throwback and low-rent Lady Gaga, took another big misstep in her troubling transition from comedy to punditry with this Shariah-themed episode of "PolitiChicks," which would play like self-parody if Jackson had the capacity for critical self-reflection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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