Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 16, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Harry Reid issues an ultimatum to Senate Republicans and Eliot Spitzer's political comeback tour makes a stop on "The Tonight Show." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 13, 2013
Late Friday night, Texas state senators approved the anti-abortion bill that their colleague Wendy Davis had filibustered to the excitement and applause of hundreds of thousands of Americans last month. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 3, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly renewing their gun control push and why Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's catchy new campaign video against his Democratic Senate opponent is a big fail. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 2, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including student loan interest rates double due to Congress' inaction and Texas Republicans begin their push to pass a controversial anti-abortion law in the new special legislative session after their attempts were thwarted last week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 1, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren's latest fight against student loan rate increases and what the top two Senate Republicans are requesting of the NFL and other major American sports leagues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis became a hero to hundreds of thousands of Americans when she stood up for women and against their political opponents in an 11-hour filibuster Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Marriage equality isn't the big issue, Congress struggles to pass immigration reform, Brazil's World Cup protests, and what the hell is the matter with Texas? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
The Republican governor of Texas criticized the state senator again Thursday over her attempted 13-hour filibuster that killed an extremely restrictive anti-abortion bill this week, this time denigrating her for not learning "from her own example" of being a teenaged single mother. Davis took the high road in her response. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 27, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including reaction from the winners after the Supreme Court's DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings and results of the Massachusetts Senate special election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 27, 2013
Texas Gov. Rick Perry ordered state lawmakers Wednesday to convene for a second special session of the legislature July 1 in an effort to approve legislation restricting abortion, after the first attempt to do so failed due to a marathon one-woman filibuster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 26, 2013
If Gov. Rick Perry calls another special session to attempt to pass a state Senate bill that would make legal abortion virtually impossible in Texas, he and his cohorts would face another surge of popular protest, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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