TPM Muckraker
Online | Independent
Talking Points Memo (or TPM) is the name of a popular center-left political blog created and run by Josh Marshall. It debuted on November 12, 2000. It covers a wide range of topics including U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics (especially at the federal level) and domestic policy. Marshall recently expanded his operation to a new blog, called TPMmuckraker, where journalists working for the TPM collective, such as Paul Kiel and Justin Rood, investigate political corruption. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Audience:
(English)
Scope:
National
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Owners:
TPM Media LLC | private_corporation
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Apr 19, 2007 - 4:58 PM PDT
To:
Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.
Note:
-
Today's Must Read
Back in February, the AP broke the story that the White House had secretly modified a proposed rule to crack down on contract fraud.Posted by Melva Hackney -
Rudy Put $400,000 In Advance Funds On Credit Card For Travel Expenses
We've been swimming in credit card receipts from Rudy Giuliani's administration today, and one thing in particular has struck us: in 2001, apparently with an eye to future ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Ex-Navy Instructor Promises to Hit Back If Attacked on Torture
Our body of experience shows a friendly approach is most successful in interrogation, Nance says. SERE's historical memory goes back to the French and Indian Wars in ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Obama: Fire Voting Rights Chief
In a letter today, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) urged the acting attorney general to fire voting rights section chief John Tanner. Citing Tanner's remarks earlier this month that ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Phone Jamming Cover-up at DoJ? Conyers Wants Answers
It happened nearly five years ago, but House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) still has plenty of questions about the New Hampshire phone jamming case. In a ...Posted by Paul Blumenthal -
U.S. Attorneys Investigation Waits on House Leadership
"The scandal at the Department of Justice has gone on long enough," said Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL) back in March. Careers have been destroyed and legitimate public corruption ...Posted by Paul Blumenthal -
Voter Fraud Guru up for Vote Tomorrow
Finally, the time has come. The Senate Rules Committee will vote tomorrow on whether Hans von Spakovsky, the former Justice Department official who former employees say was ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Voter Suppression Showdown, Round 2: Von Spakovsky
Following Bradley Schlozman's memorable performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, former senior Civil Rights Division higher-up Hans von Spakovsky will be ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Some in U.S. Intelligence See Musharraf on His Way Out
ince September 11, 2001, the U.S.'s Pakistan policy can be summed up in two words: Pervez Musharraf. But within the U.S. intelligence community, and in Pakistan, there's a ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Goodling Admits to Breaking Law with Political Hiring
Both in her opening statement and in further testimony, Goodling admitted to weeding out candidates for assistant U.S. attorney positions because they were not Republicans. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
-
Voting Chief Tanner Resigns
Today, John Tanner resigned from his position effective immediately as chief of the Civil Rights Division's voting section. His resignation email, with the subject line ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
D'Oh: House Panel Screw-Up Reveals Whistleblower Email Addresses
But in an email sent out today, the committee inadvertently sent the email addresses of all the would-be whistleblowers to everyone who had written in to the tipline. The ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Kennedy Asks Mukasey for Review of Voting Rights Chief
Last week Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) called for the Justice Department's voting rights chief John Tanner to be fired. And in written questions to attorney general nominee ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
Conyers Has More Questions For DOJ's Tanner
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has issued a statement in in response to Paul Kiel's reporting earlier today on the unprecedented written public assurance that ...Posted by Mike LaBonte -
U.S. Attorneys Investigation Waits on House Leadership
"The scandal at the Department of Justice has gone on long enough," said Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL) back in March. "Careers have been destroyed and legitimate public corruption ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Gonzales Testimony Part of Broader Effort to Conceal Surveillance Program
There's a lot of evidence to suggest that Gonzales's careful, repeated phrasing to the Senate that he will only discuss the program that "the president described" was ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
House Committee Approves Contempt Citation
As expected the House Judiciary Committee approved citations of contempt against Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten in a vote just a few minutes ago. The vote was along party ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Don Young Under Federal Criminal Investigation
The Wall Street Journal reports that 18-term Rep. Don Young (R-AK) is under criminal investigation for his dealings with Alaska oil services company Veco Corp. While the ...Posted by Paul Blumenthal -
Former Rove Aide Testifies before the Senate
Sara Taylor, until recently Karl Rove's former aide at the White House, will begin her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a matter of minutes. You can see ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Bush Commutes Libby Sentence
Breaking, from the AP: "President Bush commutes the prison sentence for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby." -- Update: The president has reduced Libby's ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
Story Stats
Top Topics
Bush Administration (12), U.S. Congress (10), Election Reform (6), Congressional Oversight (4), U.S. Attorney Firings (3), War in Iraq (2), Foreign Policy (2), Democratic Party (1), Immigration (1), Domestic Spying (1), Torture (1), Pakistan (1), Rudy Giuliani (1), Corruption in Congress (1), Transparency in Congress (1)...
Top Authors
Paul Kiel (19), Justin Rood (4), Spencer Ackerman (3), David Kurtz (1), Justin Rod (1), Laura Mcgann (1), Greg Sargent (1)
Top Formats
News Report (20), Opinion (5), News Analysis (2), Special Report (1)
(NEW)
