Investigators reportedly plan to release ‘clear video images’ of two bombing suspects today.
And after yesterday’s big arrest that never happened clown show, here’s what actually seems to have happened.
Interesting, telling juxtaposition. Gabby Giffords and Mitch McConnell react to the successful Republican filibuster of the background check compromise.
Big fertilizer plant explosion in Waco, Texas. More soon.
Late Update: Incredible, horrifying video of the explosion.
Late Update, 11:27: Details on the explosion here.
Rubio rushes to stave off a conservative backlash over the Gang of 8 immigration bill and tamp down the right wing rumor mill.
The demise of expanded background check legislation in the Senate today will be especially disappointing to gun control advocates who also backed strong filibuster reforms earlier this year. But the filibuster is what it is, and now that the Manchin-Toomey amendment is dead, it’s especially crucial that reporters covering the story accurately characterize what happened.
Of course, that’s always important. But as in any story some facts are more central to the plot than others. Tonight, I’m seeing a lot of early reports to the effect that the Senate has rejected the background check amendment. That’s not false, but it is highly obfuscatory. Read More
There’s more support in the Senate for undermining states prohibiting concealed carry permits than for expanding background checks.
Cable news devolves into chaos as authorities chase bombing leads and probe suspicious behavior across the nation.
If you missed the CNN Boston bombing arrest rollercoaster and maybe even more if you saw it, we’ve put together this quick mash up of CNN’s rapid run from ‘break in the case’ to ‘suspect ID’d’ to ‘arrest has been made’ to … oh, wait a second …
Full sized version after the jump … Read More
A ton of news today. But don’t miss this. A great look at Marco Rubio rushing to quell the right-wing backlash/rumor mill on the immigration bill. He’s even putting up a new website.
TPM reporter in building reports Boston Federal Courthouse was being evacuated at approximately 3 PM this afternoon.