Rep. Allen West’s office clarifies/amplifies: The “up to 80” House Democrats who he heard are communist are in the Progressive Caucus.
Romney surrogate Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) praises support for ‘pay equity’ but voted against Ledbetter bill.
The consensus of the reporting is that the special prosecutor in Florida will announce her decision in the Trayvon Martin case today — and that her decision is to charge George Zimmerman criminally. We’ll have the latest when it happens at TPMLivewire.
George Zimmerman is in police custody, to be charged with 2nd degree murder.
Ryan Reilly reports on the first day of pre-trial hearings at Guantanamo for one of the accused bombers of the USS Cole. At issue: Will the defendant be allowed to testify publicly about being tortured while in U.S. custody?
The Seminole County Jail has released a mugshot of George Zimmerman after he was taken into custody earlier this afternoon.
Hilary Rosen clumsily suggests on CNN that Ann Romney is an unreliable adviser to her husband on economic issues because, as a stay-at-home mom, she’s “never worked a day in her life.” The Romney camp flies into high dudgeon. Obama camp chieftains call for Rosen to apologize. Here’s the rundown.