After claims from anonymous escorts and then their apparently sudden retractions — plus mysterious websites, secret tipsters, and political partisans — you’d think the Robert Menendez prostitution allegations story couldn’t possibly get …

Man Tied To Colorado Corrections Chief Killing Dies In Texas

The man reportedly tied to the murder of Colorado Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements this week has died in Texas, according to the Denver Police Department.

White Supremacist Eyed In Murder Of Colorado Corrections Chief

A white supremacist prison gang member has been identified as a suspect in the killing of Colorado Department of Corrections chief Tom Clements, according to anonymous federal and state officials who spoke with The Denver Post.

Ex-Oregon GOP Chair Accused Of Facebook Stock Fraud

Craig Berkman was once a big shot in Oregon Republican politics. In the early 1990s, he chaired the state party. He later made unsuccessful bids for national Republican Party chairman and governor of Oregon. But those days are long gone.

Drilling Deeper: The Wealth Of Business Connections For Obama’s Energy Pick

Ernest Moniz’s work for energy companies since he served in President Clinton’s Energy Department has irked some environmentalists.

Meet The NRA’s International Brother Organization

In 1995, Tom Mason was at a United Nations conference in Cairo, Egypt, where one of the issues being discussed was what Mason calls “a very stringent anti-gun resolution.”

So Mason got in touch with the National Rifle Association.

“I talked to the NRA, and they said, ‘Oh, will you watch it for us?’” Mason recalled. “And I did.”

Are We Having Don Young Investigation Deja Vu?

Rep. Don Young (R-AK) is under investigation. Again.

The House Ethics Committee announced on Tuesday that it is investigating allegations that Young improperly accepted gifts, used campaign funds for personal expenses, failed to report gifts in financial disclosure documents, and made false statements to federal officials.

FBI Thinks It Knows Who Pulled Off The Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist

On the 23rd anniversary of the largest unsolved art heist in American history, the FBI announced that it thinks it knows whodunnit.

Dominican Police: 3 Women Were Paid To Claim They Had Sex With Menendez

Police in the Dominican Republic said at a news conference Monday that three women who claimed last year that they were paid to have sex with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) were actually paid to make the false statements by a Dominican lawyer, the Associated Press reports.

Inside Game: Creating PACs And Then Spending Their Money

In August 2008, as the right wing of the Republican Party grew increasingly disenchanted with the party’s direction, the men from Russo, Marsh and Associates sensed opportunity: They created a political action committee, Our Country Deserves Better, and in time launched the Tea Party Express.