Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJan 6, 2015
Given how Republicans soundly clinched a majority win in both the House and Senate in November, it seems a bit counterintuitive that House Speaker John Boehner has to worry about detractors from within his own party now that Congress is back in session. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 17, 2014
The "Daily Show" host is struggling to understand how so much "random stuff" ended up in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress recently passed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKDec 14, 2014
With the passage of the 2015 federal budget bill, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon got lawmakers to repeal a key part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law and allow banks to use the savings accounts of ordinary Americans to gamble in the stock market on behalf of hedge funds, corporations and the rich. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigDec 12, 2014
We're teetering on the brink of a major holiday season, which can mean only one thing on Capitol Hill: looming legislative deadlock. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 16, 2013
A House-approved bipartisan budget deal will be considered by the Senate this week. The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter tells "Democracy Now!" how it replaces across-the-board spending cuts with airline fees and reductions in federal pensions while failing to extend unemployment benefits, which expire this month, to 1.3 million people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 17, 2013
An 11th-hour deal to end the 16-day partial government shutdown and pull the nation back from the brink of a historic debt default occurred Wednesday night. Rep. John Conyers says the focus on spending and debt is wrong; Congress should pass a full employment bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 20, 2013
The House approved a Republican-proposed short-term spending plan Friday that would continue funding the government through mid-December but withhold money for President Obama’s health care law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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