Mitch McConnell: “Accepting the invitation from countless Washington liberals to become President Obama’s Kentucky candidate was a courageous decision by Alison Lundergan Grimes and I look forward to a respectful exchange of ideas.”

It gives you some sense of how confident President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood feel in their position that, according to this story just out from The Guardian, they are banking on the continued support of the Obama administration to pull them through. Read More

TPM Reader EA gets a reality check on marriage equality …

I had occasion to drive around the Hudson Valley this weekend in a futile attempt to escape the city’s humidity. I happened to drive pass a church bulletin board that said “One Nation (No Longer) Under God.” That stuck with me as I caught up on some photo galleries from yesterday’s jubilant Pride parade and again when reading about Rep. Huelskamp’s proposal.

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GOP Rep introduces constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

First TV interview with Nelson Mandela, from 1961, after the jump … Read More

Images of Egyptians reacting with jubilation to military’s ultimatum.

Video of protestors ransacking Muslim Brotherhood offices in Cairo.

Snowden requests asylum in Russia.

Amazing image over Tahrir Square, after the jump … Read More

Amazing image over Tahrir Square, after the jump … Read More

Al Arabiya is reporting that a total of ten ministers in the government of President Morsi have now resigned. That certainly has the look of a government that is teetering, at best.