Brown vs. Warren, Koch Brothers vs. Justices, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 3, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including how Paul Ryan's 30 percent compares with Mitt Romney's 47 percent and a Pennsylvania judge decides the fate of the state's voter ID law for the 2012 election. 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 )

Romney Voter Drive Dust-Up, GOP Lawmaker’s Possible Prostitution Link, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 26, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the real percentage of Americans who receive financial help from the federal government and the Massachusetts Senate race between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren gets nasty. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mitt’s New Message, Obama’s ‘Biggest Failure,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 21, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including why women in New Mexico may soon have to prove they were "forcibly raped" to get welfare and one of Jon Stewart's most epic takedowns of Fox News. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GOP Turns on Mitt, Fox News Backs Romney, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Romney dissing his wife Ann and why Jon Stewart says Mitt's own father wouldn't vote for him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren vs. Mr. Personality

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 23, 2012 Elizabeth Warren is the kind of person Massachusetts has always liked to send to the U.S. Senate. So why hasn't one of this year's most exciting Senate candidates put the election away? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress: Not the Place for Insider Trading

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2012 The fact that lawmakers like Sen. Joe Lieberman need to go out of their way to draft specific legislation to stipulate that members of Congress shouldn't be engaging in insider trading with information they may come across by virtue of their vaunted positions is kind of revealing, isn't it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Is Running for the Senate

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 In the past few years, Elizabeth Warren proved herself one of the very few people in government committed to actually doing something about Wall Street greed, and she got kicked to the curb as a result. Now she is hoping to win back Ted Kennedy's Senate seat from Republican Scott Brown. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Scott Brown Tells All

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2011 Is it just us, or does the publication of a revealing memoir, including details of childhood molestation and abuse, by a first-term senator herald yet another sea change in the game of political publicity? Of course, Sen Scott Brown of Massachusetts isn't just any new arrival . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New England Republicans Assure Financial Reform Passage

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2010 Scott Brown of Massachusetts has decided to support the anemic financial reform bill because, as The Washington Post reports, "he got nearly everything he wanted." The bill is now expected to pass with the support of at least two other Republicans, including Maine's Olympia Snowe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kagan Goes A’Courtin’ on Capitol Hill

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 On Thursday, Supreme Court hopeful Elena Kagan observed the nominee tradition of making the rounds on Capitol Hill by dropping in on key senators from both sides of the aisle, and it seems she made some key gains -- even Scott Brown might vote to confirm her! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Standoff on Unemployment Inches Toward Resolution

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 Four Republicans, including Scott Brown of Massachusetts, broke ranks Monday to help Democrats move an extension of unemployment benefits forward. The Dow may be over 11,000 again, but real unemployment is hovering around 17 percent, close to an all-time high. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )