Constantly updating below... Awful, awful news today: FishbowlDC has confirmed that NBC's Tim Russert has passed away following a heart attack. Our thoughts remain with his family and, as one Russert friend told FishbowlDC, 'for all the people he's helped and loved.' As we continue to cover this, fe...

It is no longer possible to have your irony meter redline when Karl Rove appears on TV. He is so beyond the pale, so completely entrenched in his alternative reality that the only thing left to do is marvel at the brass cojones he must possess to pull off this appearance on The O’Reilly Factor...

 Download | Play  Download | Play (h/t Heather) Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman speaks to author Matt Welch on the subject of his book, McCain: The Myth of a Maverick. What is so striking is how this myth of being a maverick has continued long into his congressional c...