We all knew this was coming, but now its official: Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers pleaded guilty this morning to conspiring to commit bribery and is free on personal bond. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, “The defendant now stands convicted.” The one count of conspiring to commit bribery is punishable for […]
Remember when this happened back in May? An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman’s office over the weekend prompted complaints yesterday from leaders in both parties, who said the tactic was unduly aggressive and may have breached the constitutional separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Rep. William J. Jefferson […]
Rasmussen is now reporting that Sherrod Brown has taken the lead from Mike DeWine for the OH-Senate race: Here we go again. For the second time in three consecutive election polls of Ohio’s competitive race for U.S. Senate, the Democratic challenger has edged ahead of the Republican incumbent. Despite the seven-point edge Senator Mike DeWine […]
Here is a story that really makes you wonder: An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman’s office over the weekend prompted complaints yesterday from leaders in both parties, who said the tactic was unduly aggressive and may have breached the constitutional separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Rep. William […]
In a big OOPS, Raw Story as acquired a confidential memo on immigration from Rep. Lamar Smith’s office. The letter was intended to be faxed to Karl Rove but instead got faxed to Democratic Congressman. Go over to Raw Story and check out the actual memo.