Israel’s Netanyahu Indicted on Corruption Charges

ARON HELLER and JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press Nov 21, 2019 This throws the country’s paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatens the long-time leader’s grip on power. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Says His White House Counsel Isn’t a ‘RAT’ Like Nixon’s

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Aug 19, 2018 The president, in a series of angry tweets, denounces a New York Times story that White House counsel Don McGahn has been cooperating with Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Signals Cooperative Approach With Mueller Is Fading

CHAD DAY / The Associated Press May 7, 2018 Tweets are fresh evidence that the cooperation with the special counsel that had been advocated by the president's legal team for months has gone by the wayside. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Read the Nunes Memo on Russia Probe

ZEKE MILLER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 The memo, prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee, says there was "a troubling breakdown of legal processes" in the Russia investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says Mueller Interview ‘Seems Unlikely’

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2018 In possibly declining to be interviewed, the president calls the investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign a "phony cloud" over his administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Obama’s Take on McCarthyism to Blame for Obamacare Troubles?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 28, 2013 President Barack Obama’s pursuit of leakers, which turns government workers against one another, is reported to extend into every department, including Health and Human Services. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fast and Furious — the Witch Hunt

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 22, 2012 The facts do not remotely justify the partisan witch hunt by House Republicans who threaten, without legitimate cause, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FBI Steps Up Raids on Activists’ Homes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2011 In May, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department SWAT officers broke into the home of 63-year-old Carlos Montes, a prominent anti-war activist and organizer for working class causes, and arrested him on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm. The occurrence of similar arrests suggests the FBI is staging a low-profile witch hunt. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ugandan Paper Stirs Gay Witch Hunt

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 In a horrific witch hunt, violent assaults against gays have followed publication in an Ugandan newspaper of an article headlined “100 Pictures of Uganda's Top Homos Leak.” The paper, called “Rolling Stone,” said it plans to continue to publish the names of gay individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fox’s Gibson Joins the Michael Moore Witch Hunt

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 John Gibson of Fox News attempts to "nail" Michael Moore for his recent trip to Cuba, arguing rather desperately that Moore cannot be considered a journalist because his last movie grossed $100 million and journalists are supposed to be underpaid. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Targeted UCLA Prof Speaks Out

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 She slams the hypocrisy of a right-wing academic witch hunt. | story"I'd hate to be mistaken for a 'conservative,' " she says, "but the barbarians really are at the gates." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )