Staff / TruthdigDec 21, 2011
Once again, folks, we have deadlock on Capitol Hill. Happy holidays! Although President Obama and the majority of the U.S. Senate hoped that the House of Representatives would cooperate and pass legislation that would extend unemployment benefits and a payroll tax break, that didn't happen Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 20, 2011
MSNBC journalist Chris Hayes brings us a memo written by a Washington lobbying firm staffed with former aides of Republican Speaker John Boehner offering American bankers a near $1 million publicity blitz against Occupy Wall Street and its congressional supporters. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 9, 2011
Perhaps hoping that Americans are either forgetful or forgiving (or both), former House Speaker and ’90s novelty throwback Newt Gingrich announced Monday, through de rigueur Twitter and Facebook channels, that he'll be running for president in 2012. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 2, 2011
Just when we'd gotten used to life without presidential campaign nonsense, here it comes again What better way to kick it off than with the news that none other than Newt Gingrich is expected to announce that he's putting together an exploratory committee . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 8, 2011
Do left-leaning Americans have something against the Constitution? That's but one suggestion that conservative guest commentator Jennifer Rubin makes on this week's edition of "Left, Right & Center," and needless to say, it doesn't go over so well. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 7, 2011
Those "birthers" out there still hoping to contest President Obama's American citizenship won't have much of an ally in the newly installed House Speaker John Boehner, but he also won't question their own beliefs on that front. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 6, 2011
It's official: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives named its next speaker, replacing weeks of rumors with reality by handing Ohio Rep. John Boehner the gavel, "which I accept cheerfully and gratefully, knowing I am but its caretaker," he said.It's official: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives named its next speaker, replacing weeks of rumors with reality by handing Ohio Rep. John Boehner the gavel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigSep 16, 2010
There is nothing fresh or surprising about Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the would-be speaker, a figure so closely associated with corporate special interests that he looks, sounds and behaves exactly like a lobbyist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 15, 2009
Nancy Pelosi has made herself vulnerable to attacks after appearing to venture into Equivocation Land this week in her public tussle with the CIA over when she knew the U.S. was employing what we call "torture" on suspected terrorists. Enter Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, stage right, to do his part to bring Pelosi down from her vaunted position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 13, 2009
If the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and later House Democratic leader, lacked the authority to publicly question a policy of torture, then how can we condemn, indeed imprison, ordinary soldiers who thought it their duty to follow orders? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 9, 2009
Despite evidence, helpfully provided by the CIA, to the contrary, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still insists she wasn't aware that waterboarding would be on the menu of the Bush administration's interrogation techniques when she was briefed in secret in 2002. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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