–The ethics subcommittee probing into Rep. Charlie Rangel’s alleged misdeeds recommended he receive a reprimand, which would be a relatively mild sanction.
–The economy grew at a 2.4% annual rate during the second quarter, which ended June 30. That’s down from Q1’s revised rate of 3.7%, according to the Commerce Department, and …
–A federal judge in Phoenix issues a preliminary injunction against sections of the state’s new immigration law, set to go into effect at midnight. Said Judge Susan Bolton: “There is a substantial likelihood that officers will wrongfully arrest legal resident aliens…By enforcing this statute, Arizona would impose a ‘distinct, …
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Republican candidates in Colorado. As ballots are cast in advance of the August 10 GOP Senate primary, candidates Jane Norton and Ken Buck are squabbling over gender and footwear, and Buck, whose surge in the race was fueled partly by Tea Party support, has been dogged by a verbal swipe at movement …
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TIME’s Elizabeth Dias has this report:
The Department of Education has poured more gas on the for-profit career college fire. Today it unveiled proposed regulations designed to protect for-profit students from debt traps and taxpayers from footing the bill when students default on their loans. For-profit schools
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–With Arizona’s new immigration law set to take effect July 29, its targets are getting out of Dodge.
–The chief electrician aboard the Deepwater Horizon testified today that the rig’s fire alarm was partly disabled the night of the explosion.
–You should check out these photographs taken aboard the drilling rigs attempting to …
Go ahead and have a chuckle that the first city poised to permit industrial marijuana production is in the Bay Area–home to Haight-Ashbury, Berkeley moonbats and bongs aplenty. But Oakland’s unprecedented plan is a creative proposal driven by economic and social need, not reefer-addled pols. It could help close the city’s yawning …
I have little interest in the shopworn debate about whether or to what extent the Tea Party movement is racist. The impetus for this story–which was written several days ago, before the Shirley Sherrod saga stole its thunder–was an odious blog post written by Mark Williams, and the critical response it prompted from a cohort of Tea …
In a grueling briefing marked by testy exchanges and nervous laughter, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs apologized to Shirley Sherrod on behalf of the Obama Administration. “A disservice was done, for which we apologize,” Gibbs said. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was attempting to reach Sherrod, Gibbs said, to offer an …
–By a 13-6 margin, the Senate Judiciary Committee backed Elena Kagan’s nomination for a spot on the Supreme Court, sending her candidacy to the full Senate for final confirmation. The vote split nearly along party lines, with South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham the only Republican to cross the aisle in support of Kagan. The New York …
If the Republican Party is to reclaim the Senate in November, it will have to carry toss-up states like Colorado. In a story for Time.com, I took a look at the state’s GOP primary contest. Of all the major races this year, this one may best illustrate how candidates can rise and fall on the strength of their messaging, rather than their …
–West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is tapping his former general counsel, Carte Goodwin, to keep late Sen. Robert Byrd’s seat warm until the state can hold a special election (likely later this year). As The Fix explains, Manchin’s decision to appoint the 36-year-old Goodwin–who would be the chamber’s youngest member–is another sign that …
TIME’s Elizabeth Dias files this report:
One hundred thousand faithful Americans are telling Glenn Beck that enough is enough. This summer as Beck travels the United States solo and with Bill O’Reilly, Faithful America–a multi-faith justice organization–has rallied its members to push back against Beck’s
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