Staff / TruthdigApr 7, 2006
The Senate Democratic leadership will push for expanded access to contraceptives and sex education--a nationally popular move, but a bitter pill for the prudish right-wingers who are desperately afraid that someone, somewhere, may be enjoying a sexual act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 5, 2006
The Louisiana senator says she will hold Bush's executive-branch nominees hostage until he agrees to more funding for the Katrina-ravaged state.
(This was the woman whom Anderson Cooper famously chewed out, saying she was out of touch in the wake of the hurricane. Guess she toughened up since then.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 5, 2006
Sen. Joe Lieberman, the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, shushed an unhappy crowd so many times at a recent appearance that it reminded a blogger of a certain infamous "shusher." (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 3, 2006
When Sen. Bill Frist calls it "workable" to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, Stewart replies, "It's absolutely workable! Just think about Elian Gonzalez. How easy that was!" (video) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 28, 2006
The bill, which requires approval by the full Senate, clears the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship, and will allow some 1.5 million workers to seek temporary jobs legally.
This is a big win for the hundreds of thousands of people who joined protest marches this past weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 26, 2006
On a day when tens of thousands have taken to the nation's streets to protest a tightening of immigration laws, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas finds himself pinched between conservative "no amnesty" types and and Texas' huge immigrant population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 24, 2006
Pretenders to the White House are all staking out positions on what they expect to be a hot topic come next election.
Check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper for the skinny on the underlying issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigMar 22, 2006
In this March 2006 Truthdig Interview Bernie Sanders discusses his quest to become the junior senator from Vermont. Sanders, the U.S. House's sole Independent and only socialist, defeated his opponent Richard Tarrant in a landslide victory and is now Senator-elect. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 9, 2006
The House committee votes 62-2 to block the White House from allowing the UAE to acquire six major US ports
At the same time, however, Senate Republicans handed the president a victory by approving a plan to allow Bush to spy without warrants
The New York Times says "rebellion" is in the air, but that's mostly because of the ports The spying program, although under some Senate control, is basically a win for Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 8, 2006
Senate Republicans shut down a Democratic-led proposal to investigate Bush's eavesdropping program. Instead, a White House-approved seven-member panel will oversee the effort.
White House-approved? You gotta be kidding. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 21, 2006
The American Prospect digs into the finances of Pennsylvania Sen Rick Santorum and finds that his "lifestyle is financed in ways [that] are at best unconventional, and at worst a possible violation of Senate rules". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2006
You will be shocked, shocked to learn that Sen. Arlen Specter earmarked $50 million in defense appropriations for clients of a lobbyist married to one of the senator's staffers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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