Ha’aretz is reporting that journalist Amira Hass was arrested by Israeli Defense Forces when she left Gaza on Tuesday.

I, for one, have had it. Senate Democratic Leadership and the Obama White House need to do their jobs and fight for a nominee the nation needs. Now. You know what to do.

Harry Reid: (202) 224-3542 (phone); 202-224-7327 (FAX)

Dick Durbin: (202) 224-2152 (phone); (202) 228-0400 (FAX)

Chuck Schumer: (202) 224-6542 (phone); (202) 228-3027 (FAX)

Pat Leahy: (202) 224-4242 (phone); (202) 224-3479 (FAX)

Evan Bayh: (202) 224-5623 (phone); (202) 228-1377 (FAX)

When the CIA lists “not available” on its torture list, is it trying to hide Dick Cheney’s lobbying of Congress?

It’s starting to look like the GOP’s leaders actually care about winning elections, but unfortunately for them, their wingnut base still wants to double down on the crazy.

President Barack Obama is set to announce that his administration will challenge the release of photos that reportedly show the abuse of detainees in Iraq by US soldiers.

The pictures were due to be released on May 28th in response to a court ruling on a request brought by the ACLU. The Obama administration had previously said that they would not challenge the ruling, but consultations between President Obama, White House Counsel Greg Craig, and General Ray Odierno, commander of US military operations in Iraq.

Today the Sidney Hillman Foundation announced that Marcy Wheeler received the prestigious Hillman Award for her investigative work. Any donation you make today will be matched by NOI up to $5000, so for every $1 you give, Marcy will get $2.  So if you were thinking of a good way to congratulate Marcy on her award and support her ability to keep doing what she’s doing, donating today will do double duty.

Donate to the Marcy Wheeler Fund

Whitehouse: SASC report. Great deal of disagreement with OLC analysis. Mora called 2003 OLC memo profoundly in error. To extent that it relied on memo, did not include fair analysis. Chart based on OLC opinion. Green means go column. Read Admiral Dalton, that green column was wrong legally, embarrassing.

In this recession, men are losing jobs at a faster rate than women. But women, now the primary breadwinners in many families, still earn 79 cents to every dollar that men earn. For minorities, the number is even lower. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, “Women, and especially women of color, are more likely to land the worst, lowest paying jobs, without health insurance, paid sick days or paid

Sne. Whitehouse and Co–opening statements fromthe Senators and the witnesses.

Consider this an open thread to watch & discuss.