Catch up on all the stories you may have missed if you weren’t watching cable news all day:
Russian agents apparently had Tamerlan Tsarnaev under surveillance last year during his six month trip to Russia. But they lost track of him after a Canadian jihadist – who the Russians believed he was associated with – was killed by Russian police.
From the AP: “After Plotnikov [the Russian-Canadian] was killed, Tsarnaev left suddenly for the U.S., not waiting to pick up his new Russian passport — ostensibly one of his main reasons for coming to Russia. The official said his sudden departure was considered suspicious.” Read More
An interesting look at how the consequences of Bush v Gore – which Justice O’Connor now thinks may have been a mistake – played an outsized role in quickly undoing her judicial legacy.
I feel like maybe a half to a third of trouble pols get into end up being with supplement/vitamin makers. Here’s the latest, with VA Gov. Bob McDonnell. Here’s what you need to know.
Yesterday there was a lot of discussion of this poll which appeared to show a sharp drop-off in support for senators who voted against the recent background checks bill. But there was something else that was in some ways even more eye-popping hiding there in plain site. Freshman Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is really, really unpopular. Read More
Presidential press conference coming up at 10:30 ET. Watch live.
In Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill banning cities and counties from destroying guns that have been turned over in buybacks.
The lawyer for one-time ricin suspect and forever Elvis impersonator Kevin Curtis says his house is unlivable after federal officers turned it upside down looking for ricin.