Former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. reportedly facing “significant jail time” even if he strikes a plea deal.
Conservatives declare war on Rove over “hater” remark in new letter.
TPM Reader RS with some good insight:
I’ve noticed a trend in GOP positioning statements recently (and who knows, maybe it’s happening among Dems as well and I’m just too partisan to notice). Rather than saying “we dont want to do X,” the GOP’s position is stated as if it were an immutable law of nature.
It came to mind when reading Labrador’s statement on immigration reform: “If they want a political victory they’re going to draw a fine red line and they’re going to say, either a pathway to citizenship or nothing else. They know that the Republicans in the House are not going to be able to vote for that…”
Not able to?
Steve King, the Tea Partier from Iowa at the center of the Rove/Tea Party war, enlists. “Nobody can bully me” out of a Senate run.
Daniel Klaidman was just on MSNBC talking with Andrea Mitchell talking about drone policy and the attack on Anwar al-Awlaki. The gist is that despite Obama’s misgivings and/or opposition to torture and preventive detention he really had no misgivings at all about the fact the al-Awlaki was an American citizen — a judgment I agree with. Also a very interesting discussion of the role of Harold Koh. Video after the jump. Give it a watch. Read More
John Brennan’s confirmation hearing to be CIA director getting under way now. Watch.
The fugitive ex-cop (and now suspected multiple murderer) currently terrorizing Los Angeles has a manifesto.
Confirmation hearing of CIA nominee John Brennan paused after repeated interruptions by protestors.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein has put the proceedings on hold while she clears the hearing room.
The interruption came during Brennan’s opening statement.
Late Update: The hearing has resumed after a short delay.
Michigan’s Republican speaker of the House categorically rules out passage of a bill mandating a transvaginal ultrasound before an abortion.
67 Percent of Republicans think video games are a bigger threat than guns.