Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to attend fundraiser for embattled Republican state senator in Wisconsin who is facing recall.
Newt Gingrich has just released a statement on Facebook, making clear he is not leaving the presidential race …
I am committed to running the substantive, solutions-oriented campaign I set out to run earlier this spring. The campaign begins anew Sunday in Los Angeles.
The senior staff of Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has resigned en masse.
So what could the federal government defaulting on its debt mean to you? And how much could even a what’s now being called a ‘technical’ default cost? Experts could say that even a brief default on its debt could cost the US government as much $1.2 trillion in additional debt over the next decade.
Judge dismisses key argument behind lawsuit targeting health care reform.
Speaking of the most memorable sex scandals in human history, I’m reminded of this classic episode of TPMtv from way back in 2007 (back in the deep recesses of TPM history) about former State Rep. Bob Allen (R-FL) and the bathroom etiquette breakdown of the summer of 2007.
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Proposed new Apple HQ in Cupertino has local architects up in arms and also looks like the weird space creature from the first episode of Star Trek TNG.
The most candid assessment I’ve seen to date on the condition of Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) comes via the Arizona Republic‘s E.J. Montini, who interviewed Giffords’ chief of staff Pia Carusone:
“She’s living. She’s alive. But if she were to plateau today, and this was as far as she gets, it would not be nearly the quality of life she had before,” Carusone said. “There’s no comparison. All that we can hope for is that she won’t plateau today and that she’ll keep going and that when she does plateau, it will be at a place far away from here.”
More of Carusone’s sad but frank assessment here.
Let’s be honest. The last decade or so has been a great ten years for sex scandals. High and low, traditional and web 2.0. Here’s 16 of the very best. And here’s my vote for, the greatest. What’s yours?