A Message to Mueller? Trump Pardons Cheney Ex-Aide ‘Scooter’ Libby

CHAD DAY and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Apr 13, 2018 The president suggests the former vice president's chief of staff had been "treated unfairly" by a special counsel who prosecuted him for obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Biggest Media Meltdowns of September

By Adam Johnson / AlterNet Sep 28, 2017 Soledad O'Brien slams Chris Cillizza, Valerie Plame makes accusation against U.S. Jews, and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Back to the Dark Side: Dick Cheney’s Pax Americana

By Ambassador Joe Wilson (ret.) and Valerie Plame / The Washington Spectator Oct 26, 2015 "Exceptional," the new book from former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, Liz, is nothing more than an unhinged rant that smacks of sedition. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Media’s Email Hysteria: Why Are Republicans Exempt?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 It is almost eerie how closely Hillary Clinton's current email scandal parallels the beginnings of the Whitewater fiasco that ensnared her and her husband almost 20 years ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack Tell It Like It Is at Whistle-Blowers’ Summit

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Unfortunately for our shaky democracy, the U.S. has needed serious and frequent help in exposing the misuse and abuse of government power in recent years. Fortunately for our democracy, people like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake and Jesslyn Radack have been paying attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

So When Will Dick Cheney Be Charged With Espionage?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 What the former vice president did in ordering his aides Scooter Libby and Karl Rove to release the information about Valerie Plame’s identity was no different from Edward Snowden’s decision to contact the press about the NSA surveillance program. And yet, Cheney mysteriously has not been charged with espionage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Progresses on Immigration Deal, GOP Official Makes Racist Remarks, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 21, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the tea party turns against one of its own and the House's farm bill goes up in flames. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

6 Questions for the Author of ‘Boss Rove’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 4, 2012 Scott Horton of Harper’s Magazine speaks with Craig Unger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, about "Boss Rove," Unger's new expose of the unofficial godfather of the Republican Party and perhaps the greatest beneficiary of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, Karl Rove. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Fair Game’: Spying in the Suburbs

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 It’s not quite “Ozzie and Harriet with Security Clearances,” but there is something inescapably unedifying in watching the Wilsons bicker their way through the clichés of marital disaffection in a case that—let’s face it—was of small import in the context of the much larger crimes perpetrated by a pusillanimous power elite.The film is more about the deterioration of suburban decorum than it is about the deterioration of honor and probity in the upper reaches of American government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

22 Million Bush-Era E-Mails Found

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2009 How exactly does an administration lose millions of e-mails? However it happened, 22 million Bush-era White House e-mails have been recovered, and more may be found. The content, however, probably won't be made public for years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Novak Dies at 78

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2009 Conservative columnist Robert Novak died Tuesday in Washington at 78 after fighting brain cancer since 2008. Novak's career spanned half a century, but he knew many would most remember him for his central role in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame during the Bush II era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Wilson Wants Dick Cheney to Let It All Hang Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2009 Ever the fan of cherry-picking, former Vice President Dick Cheney has called for the declassification of select intelligence he claims would polish his torture legacy. Whistle-blower extraordinaire Joe Wilson says the "most secretive individual in American politics" shouldn't stop there -- why not air all of the Bush administration's dirty laundry once and for all? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )