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John Boehner Is Terrible At His Job

Unable to control his Republican caucus amid a Tea Party revolt, House Speaker John Boehner was forced to indefinitely postpone a vote on his debt ceiling bill. The abrupt move to pull the bill from consideration was a stunning setback for Boehner, shifting emphasis over to the Senate Democratic plan put forward by Harry Reid and supported by President Obama.

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Emergency Session Of Parliament Called As Rupert Murdoch Scandal Reaches Upper Echelons Of Government

British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short a trade trip to South Africa in order to attend an emergency session of Parliament so that he may answer questions about his own involvement in the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal. The move comes as Britain's two top police officers have resigned in the face of corruption and bribery allegations related to the scandal, a scandal which has now become a crisis threatening every major institution in the UK.

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FBI Investigating Rupert Murdoch Company For Spying On 9/11 Victims

The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into allegations that employees of Rupert Murdoch attempted to bribe New York City police officers in order to obtain personal information of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This opens up the possibility of even more criminal liability in the United States for Murdoch's News Corp., who may also face charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing London officials in order to spy on the Royal Family. The news comes a day after Murdoch was forced to abandon his attempted acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting as a result of the massive phone hacking scandal.

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Republicans Divided Over McConnell's 'Surrender' To Obama On Debt Ceiling

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's startling offer to hand near total control of the debt ceiling to President Obama is drawing condemnation from conservatives and tea party activists, even as Speaker John Boehner admits he doesn't have the votes to pass any form of raising the debt ceiling in the House of Representatives. McConnell has admitted the move was motivated out of fear Republicans would be blamed for a government shutdown, including--as President Obama warned--a stoppage of Social Security and Medicare payments.

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Rupert Murdoch Withdraws Bid For Sky Broadcasting, Will Be Investigated For Spying On 9/11 Victims

In a major blow to News Corp., Rupert Murdoch has abandoned efforts to acquire British Sky Broadcasting, admitting that the fallout from the metastasizing phone hacking scandal has made the bid politically impossible. On another front in the fast-moving scandal, British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a thorough inquiry into allegations Murdoch's employees attempted to bribe a New York City police officer in order to obtain information on victims of the 9/11 attacks.

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Massive Phone Hacking Scandal Leads To Investigation Of Rupert Murdoch Company, Tabloid Shut Down Amid Uproar

UPDATE: Bowing to intensifying public and political pressure, Rupert Murdoch's son has announced that the News of the World will publish its last issue on Sunday. The uproar in Britain over a tabloid hacking into private cell phone data has intensified as it was revealed some of the phones may have belonged to dead soldiers, missing children and victims of terrorist attacks. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called the revelations "absolutely disgusting" and has called for public inquiries, on top of an ever-widening police investigation, into the scandal.

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Rod Blagojevich Guilty

The disgraced former governor of Illinois has been found guilty of 17 charges in his corruption trial, including for attempting to sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat. Next will come the sentencing hearing, where Blagojevich--on paper--faces up to 300 years in prison. Experts believe he will likely receive around 10 years.

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Peter Falk Has Died

Peter Falk, best known for his roles as the rumpled detective from television's Columbo and as the storytelling grandpa from "The Princess Bride," has passed away. Falk had been struggling in recent years with Alzheimer's disease, but no official cause of death has been released. He was 83-years-old.

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Congress Won't Authorize Military Mission In Libya, But Won't Cut Off Funding

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier today defeated a symbolic measure to give President Obama authority to continue the U.S. intervention in Libya, but in a later vote refused to actually defund the intervention. The first vote was a rebuke of President Obama and his use of executive power, the second vote showed divisions within the Republican party when it comes to politicizing military matters.

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Ryan Dunn's Funeral

Friends and family of Ryan Dunn held a private memorial service for the recently deceased Jackass star on Wednesday in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Among those in attendance were Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville, Phil and April Margera, Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney.

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