Danger, Joe Lieberman: Lamont Coasts Into Primary

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Ned Lamont, the neophyte antiwar Democrat who is challenging Sen. Joe Lieberman for his seat in Conn., easily garnered enough votes to force a primary with Lieberman--who is Bush's favorite Democrat. This is a big deal. Lieberman is in trouble. If you want to learn more about Lamont, check out the Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Small Miracle: House Votes Against Oil Subsidy

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 In this time of record profits for oil companies, the House approved a measure to withdraw a $7-billion subsidy over the next five years. Unbelievably, 165 Republicans wanted to let the oil companies keep the public's money. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Bush Official Sentenced For Vote Suppression

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 The senior official in Bush's reelection campaign got 10 months for his part in a phone-jamming scheme to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election. Dig deeper

Conservatives Seek to Extend Tax Breaks for Rich

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 House and Senate conservatives have agreed to spend $70 billion to extend the 15% tax rate on capital gains and dividends until 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Democrats Look for White House Links to Phone-Jamming Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2006 Sens. Patrick Leahy and Ted Kennedy want to know what links Jack Abramoff or the White House had, if any, to a criminal effort to suppress voter turnout in a 2002 Senate race. Dig deeper

Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 Democrats say Republican officials made two dozen calls to the White House in 2002 as part of a plot to tie up get-out-the-vote efforts in New Hampshire's 2002 Senate race. There are already three federal convictions and a pending indictment in the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sign Me Up for the Pentagon Democracy Plan

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 I do like the idea of supporting democracy and think we should try it -- especially here in the US of A. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

House Votes ‘No’ on Ports — ‘Yes’ Is Likely on Star Wars

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 The House just voted down an amendment that would have provided $1.25 billion for port inspections and disaster preparedness. Meanwhile, as Think Progress points out, the Bush budget contains an increase of $1.7 billion for a Star Wars-esque missile defense program--which doesn't even work. May the Force be with us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Patriot Act Renewal Passes by Two Votes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 The cliffhanger vote caught Republican leaders by surprise. The president is expected to sign the legislation into law before Friday. With the nation's attention trained squarely on the Dubai Ports fiasco (not that it's an unimportant issue), Congress has passed the most sweeping abridgement of American freedoms in a generation--with barely a peep from the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Shiites Nominate Jafari as Prime Minister

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2006 The largely ineffectual interim leader is now set to take formal control of the country. He is backed by theocratic Shiites in Iran and the rabidly anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr in Iraq. A theocratic state, virulently hostile to U.S. interests? Right now Ahmad Chalabi is almost starting to look good in comparison. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boehner: as Bad as DeLay?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2006 PublicCampaign.org puts out a tip sheet showing how Rep. Boehner, like DeLay, collects money from the industries he regulates, and how both are knee-deep in the "K-Street Project." | post Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Calls for Alito Filibuster

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Pulling this off would be the ultimate hat trick. Republicans reportedly need only one more Democrat on their side to force a vote. | storyPeople for the American Way are supplying a form letter urging key senators to join Kerry in his filibuster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )