Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh emails TPM explaining his plans to sue the Chicago Sun-Times over child support article.
By this point, the case of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is a sprawling and murky one. The FBI and a good deal of reporters have been looking into Salomon Melgen, the doctor, businessman and political donor who is closely connected to the senator. But back before things got to this level, there was a tipster who went by the name Peter Williams pointing the FBI and others in Menendez and Melgen’s direction. Now, Williams is nowhere to be found, and some are questioning the credibility of his claims. TPM’s Eric Lach looks into the history of the this mysterious tipster.
Where does President Obama’s approval rating stand on the day he’ll give his State of the Union address? Strong but a bit off his post-election high. Trend chart after the jump. Read More
We’ll be making a few changes in the layout of the front page of TPM over the next couple weeks. So I wanted to preview what we’re doing and why. Join me after the jump … Read More
Waiting to get more context on this one, but CNN’s Dana Bash says Speaker John Boehner was asked about a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and he responded: “how about a little foreplay first.” Ummm … stay tuned?
Late Update: Boehner spokeperson Michael Steel emails TPM: “In response to a question from ABC’s Jon Karl, Boehner declined to speculate on the final details of an immigration bill when hearings on the issue have barely started.”
Ted Nugent is just the man to address the GOP’s various demographic challenges.
Ex-Veep Cheney says Obama’s goal came into office wanting to take the US ‘down a peg’. Watch.