In a gambit to recapture the fascination with Carly Fiorina’s bizarre web video, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has thrown together this number to prebut the California Republican Senate debate tonight in Los Angeles. It features, among other things, an endless stream of ovine …
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–The UK’s general elections are today. Our colleague Glen Levy has a nice walk-up and Nate Silver runs over possible outcomes.
—Damian Paletta has more on the Republican plan for Fannie and Freddie I mentioned last night. It would …
The Senate began voting on amendments to their financial re-regulation bill in earnest Wednesday with changes from Barbara Boxer and the Shelby/Dodd tag-team sailing through on bipartisan votes. The ultimate impact to the bill? Not a lot. Boxer’s amendment was a three-paragraph gimmee explicitly stating in plain language what the …
Ben Smith points to this remark from John Thune buried in a Politico profile of Bob Corker today.
“I think he’s a guy who’s willing to get down into the weeds,” said South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who is No. 4 in GOP leadership. “Because he immerses himself in that and understands it so well — the positions he adopts may not always
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UPDATE: Double posted on Jay, see above.
Workers gather oil-soaked algae near Gulfport, Mississippi. (Ben Gruber/Reuters)
–No surprises in Indiana GOP Senate candidate Dan Coats’ or Ohio Dem Senate contender Lee Fisher’s primary victories last night; Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham head to a runoff in North Carolina’s Democratic Senate contest.
–Chris Dodd and …
With 14 days until their respective primaries, Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter are up with two new ads trying to encapsulate their candidacies in a concentrated dose and carry the bloodied incumbents into the general. Both Senators have flagging approval ratings, but are currently polling (plurality) leads against their primary …
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Eric Holder, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole and New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly updated reporters on the ongoing investigation into the attempted bombing in Times Square.
They said the suspect, Faisal Shahzad, was interviewed by the FBI …
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
–A Connecticut man, Faisal Shahzad, was detained Monday night at JFK airport as a suspect in the Times Square attempted bombing. He’s expected in court today, but specific charges have yet to be made public.
–The Senate begins voting on financial regulation amendments today. As I …
The Republican Governors Association is pushing back against Michael’s assertion that its flashy new web video was echoing “V for Vendetta.” The sequel video portrays a left-wing media conspiracy to discredit the original piece by tying it to violence, while largely echoing the stylistic and thematic qualities that drew comparisons to …
When Mitch McConnell unveiled his opposition to the Dodd financial reform bill last month, I highlighted the similarities between the minority leader’s floor speech and a memo from GOP message maven Frank Luntz. Their (mischaracterizing) argument was that the legislation would institutionalize Wall Street bailouts on the taxpayer’s …
President Barack Obama talks with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, aboard Marine One as they fly along the coastline from Venice to New Orleans, La., May 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
–The Obama administration is now taking an “all hands on deck” approach to the …
Our colleague Richard Zoglin files this from Saturday night’s big event:
Jay Leno was a disappointingly safe choice as host of this year’s White House Correspondents’ dinner. Still, there was some logic to it. At a time of bitter partisan rancor in Washington, the press group clearly felt no urge to risk stirring up more ill will with
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