05.11.11 -- 5:11PM

Articles of Confederation Envy

Tomorrow a group of Congressional Republicans will introduce a new constitutional amendment allowing states to overrule federal laws.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 4:42PM

Newtpocalypse!

Behold Newt's announcement video!

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 12:22PM

Newt's Greatest Hits (#magnumnewtus)

As Newt throws his hat into the presidential ring, relive some of Newt's greatest moments from the last thirty years. Heck, forget the last thirty years. Even just the last three years is pretty spectacular.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 11:58AM

GOP Offers Medicare Peace Offering

House Republicans say let's let bygones be bygones about 2010 and agree there shouldn't be any political ads about Medicare.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 11:42AM

Guilty on All Counts

Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam found guilty on all 14 counts.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 10:06AM

Bumpmentum

New AP poll shows President Obama with 60% job approval rating.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 9:36AM

Gonna Be A Rough, Rough Ride

Besides how he wins the nomination, one of the biggest challenges facing New Gingrich as he announces his presidential candidacy today is how or whether he's going to separate himself from Newt Inc., the far-ranging tangle of Newt book, movie, direct mail and Long Twilight Struggle against Islamofascism/American Exceptionalism self-help tutorials which have kept the cash pouring in for Newt for years. And it looks like he's not having an easy time of it. Just this morning, on the day of his presidential announcement, we got another email sent out to the Human Events email list with Newt hawking his latest books and his latest movie from 'Gingrich Productions.'

Here's our report on how Newt plans to keep the Newt Inc. money-machine rippin' and rollin' while running for the highest office in the land.

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 9:01AM

Someone Has Issues

Disgraced former Michigan Assistant Attorney General says he's the victim of the "homosexual activist agenda."

--Josh Marshall

05.11.11 -- 8:47AM

National Jukebox

The Library of Congress has made available online a massive new trove of audio recordings -- music, speeches, humor readings -- spanning decades of aural history.

--David Kurtz

05.11.11 -- 8:45AM

SLIDESHOW: Behind The Scenes At The White House

--David Kurtz

05.10.11 -- 8:24PM

Fascinating to Watch

A 2008 state co-chair for Mitt Romney, now-SC Gov. Nikki Haley (R) threads the needle on what Romney needs to do to assure skeptical conservatives on "Romneycare."

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 6:43PM

Congressional Generic Ballot

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 6:29PM

Bring It On!

Democrats are licking their electoral chops, thinking they may be able to pick up a very Republican House seat in New York state. And it's bringing back memories of the 2009 special election where Dems managed to win a seat in NY-23 after a brutal slugfest between the moderate Republican, Dede Scozzafava, and Tea Partier, Doug Hoffman.

Now you've got a conventional Republican, a conventional Democrat and a Tea Partier who's run previously as both a Republican and a Democrat who's pulling about a quarter of the vote.

News came out earlier today that Kark Rove-backed American Crossroads was pouring $350,000 in ads for just this week -- with more probably to come. And now the DCCC is responding with a $250,000 media buy of their own.

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 6:06PM

Waxman: Step Away from the Medicare

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) throws a big jug of cold water on any plans for more means testing of Medicare.

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 4:27PM

Feinstein: I'll Get My Own Answers

Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) says she won't be relying on US intelligence officials alone in finding answers to what the Pakistani government may have known about bin Laden's whereabouts. She's tempering yesterday's remarks questioning the entire US relationship with Pakistan. But she plans on holding her own closed-door, classified hearings into the matter.

"I'm not questioning the aid. It's just if [bin Laden] lived there for five or six years, I don't understand them not knowing," she told TPM. "We all know what it's like to live in a neighborhood -- and that was a big compound in city that was also home to a military academy."

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 3:44PM

Our Fred Thompson Moment

Given past history, I think we're about ripe for the entry of a borderline unappealing retired politician to revolutionize the GOP field.

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 1:26PM

Hoyer Opens the Door on Means-Testing

Minority Whip Hoyer (D-MD) opens the door on means-testing, says he wants to see details.

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 1:25PM

Hot Kitchen Watch

Trump says he can now understand why Ross Perot decided to drop out of the presidential race in the middle of the campaign.

--Josh Marshall

05.10.11 -- 12:35PM

Lighter than Air / Heavier than Hair

After a streak of days as good as Donald Trump has had over the last two weeks, you might think he was all but elected president already -- birth certificate flameout, WHCA thrashing, backlash from African-Americans and then the OBL raid. Alas, no. The Trump 'campaign' has officially imploded. The leader of the pack two weeks ago has dropped from first to fifth.

He's now tied with Ron Paul.

--Josh Marshall