Tucker Carlson On Hosting Jack Abramoff Book Party: ‘What He Did Is Hardly Out Of The Ordinary In Washington’
Ryan J. Reilly said: The birther website World Net Daily might have gotten the publishing rights to Jack Abramoff’s forthcoming memoir, but Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller gets to host the book party.
Witnesses: Republican Laughed When Asked 'Who's Gonna Shoot Obama?'
Witnesses tell TPM that Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) laughed when an elderly man at his town hall meeting this week asked "Who's gonna shoot Obama?"
More Victims Want To Join Lawsuit Alleging Pentagon Ignored Sexual Harassment
Hundreds of people have contacted the law firm and military advocacy group associated with a federal lawsuit which accuses the Pentagon of not doing enough to prevent the rape and sexual harassment of members of the Armed Services.
Ex-Libyan Ambassador Labels Regime 'Criminal' As Pre-Qaddafi Era Flag Raised Over Home (VIDEO)
It was quite a scene at the former Libyan ambassador's residence in Northwest Washington, D.C. Friday afternoon, where a group of protestors raised the pre-Qaddafi era flag outside of the home of Ambassador Ali Aujali, who resigned his post earlier this week.
'Birther Queen' Taitz Vows to Keep Fighting After Supreme Court Denies Appeal
So-called "Birther Queen" Orly Taitz hadn't yet heard about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a $20,000 fine against her when TPMMuckraker reached her on Monday.
Conservative Civil Rights Commission Asks Congress For Permission to Sue DOJ
During a heated hearing on Friday, the conservative majority of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights approved a motion asking Congress to give it permission to sue the Justice Department if the department does not cooperate with USCCR subpoenas, including those in its probe of the handling of a civil case against members of the New Black Panther Party.
Top DOJ Official Tells ATF, FBI to End Turf Wars at Explosives Sites
A top Justice Department official scolded the ATF and the FBI for allowing the turf war between the two federal agency to continue, saying that squabbles in the wake of explosives incidents leave local responders confused about who's in charge as they work to defuse live bombs.
Sheriff Joe's Lawyer: DOJ 'Fishing Around' for Evidence to 'Gin Up' Civil Rights Violation
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio did not meet a Tuesday deadline to turn over documents to the Justice Department in their investigation into allegations that his immigration enforcement policies in Arizona are discriminatory.
DHS Official: Investigation Into Leak on Obama's Aunt Will Conclude Shortly
An investigation into whether any officials from the U.S. Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement improperly disclosed the legal status of the aunt of then-Sen. Barack Obama shortly before the 2008 election will come to a conclusion shortly, TPMMuckraker has learned.
Holder: Review of CIA’s Treatment of Detainees Nearly Complete
Assistant United States Attorney John Durham is close to completing a preliminary review of whether there is evidence that CIA agents or contractors violated the law when they used brutal methods to interrogate terror detainees, Attorney General Eric Holder said in speech Thursday night.
