Twitter Bans Political Ads Ahead of 2020 Election

RACHEL LERMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Oct 30, 2019 This move sets it apart from Facebook, which continues to defend running paid political ads, even false ones, as a free speech priority. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CNN Sues Trump Over Barring of White House Reporter

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Nov 13, 2018 The network's case will test the ability of government officials to freeze out journalists who displease them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Florida Man Detained in Sweeping Mail-Bomb Case

MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Oct 26, 2018 Law enforcement officials have intercepted a dozen suspicious packages targeting George Soros, Barack Obama, the Clintons and others. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Celebrity Chef, TV Personality Anthony Bourdain Found Dead

ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2018 CNN calls the death a suicide. The 61-year-old author of "Kitchen Confidential" and other books was in France working on his TV series, "Parts Unknown." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hasan Minhaj, Samantha Bee Roast Trump in Absentia at Competing Events (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2017 Minhaj headlines the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, while Bee hosts the Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Donald Trump and CNN’s Jeff Zucker Made Their Business America’s Political Problem

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2016 For the most powerful members of the American media and political classes to get any closer, they’d have to sit on each others’ laps. So what does that mean for the rest of the country? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Veterans Turn on Obama, Fox News Reporter May Be Jailed, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 9, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest Senate Democrat to "evolve" on the issue of gay marriage and a California billionaire looking to become the left's answer to the Koch brothers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Threatens NDAA Veto, Colbert Mocks ‘War on Men,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including an update on George H.W. Bush's condition after his hospitalization and why Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is being sued. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )