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PICKET: Authorities interview 'second person of interest' in Colo. shooting case
Fox 31 Denver is reporting that local state and federal authorities are looking for a second person of interest they believe may have been involved in the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting late Friday night.
Corporate shells ramp up super PAC giving
Nearly 200 companies gave $8.6 million to super PACs in June, far more than in any month this year, a Washington Times analysis of new federal records showed. The total includes many repeat givers who have given a total of $18 million, and almost all in June came from 40 companies giving $50,000 or more.
Report: Rupert Murdoch resigns newspaper board posts
International media magnate Rupert Murdoch is leaving his board posts at companies that own a number of his News Corp.'s best-known newspaper properties, including Britain's The Sun, the London Times and the London Sunday Times, according to a report in the London Telegraph.
Cruz winning money race ahead of Texas run-off
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has been billed the establishment choice in the Texas Republican Senate primary, but it is conservative challenger Ted Cruz who will have the bigger bankroll heading into their July 31 run-off.
Obama super PAC spends while Romney one lies in wait
The Romney super PAC raised $20 million from 148 people last month – half of which came from former Newt Gingrich supporter Sheldon Adelson, $2 million from profligate giver and homebuilder Bob Perry, and $1 million from a corporation connected to the Koch brothers, according to disclosures filed Friday.
Most of Obama committee's funds tied to bundlers
At least $143 million, and likely much more, that President Obama has raised this election cycle can be traced to only 638 wealthy "volunteer fundraisers," data released Friday showed.
PICKET: Colo. shooting shows failure in treatment of mentally ill
The horrible massacre that happened at the Century 16 Cineplex in Aurora, Colorado has set off the debate between second amendment and gun control activists. According to reports, the suspected gunman, 24-year old James Holmes, allegedly shot 71 people at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Aurora theater.
Romney doubles small donor base
President Obama handily outraised Mitt Romney in June campaign fundraising, disclosures showed Friday, and Mr. Obama spent four times as much on advertising. But Mr. Romney doubled his reliance on small donors, a massive feat that brings his percentage equal to that of Mr. Obama.
PICKET: AMC bans costumes and masks at theaters
AMC Entertainment reacted to the tragic shooting at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado by issuing the following press release regarding its theaters.
Wrestling magnate releases tax returns in Senate bid
Linda McMahon, the wrestling magnate seeking the GOP nomination to replace retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman, isn't taking her cues from the Romney campaign when it comes to disclosing personal finances.
Obama orders U.S. flags at half-staff for Colo. shootings
President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff Friday to honor victims of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
PICKET: Media finds way to blame tea party for another violent tragedy
Once again, the media managed to blame the tea party for a horrific violent tragedy. This time the tragedy was in Aurora, Colorado at midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises. Twelve people were killed by a shooter who went on a rampage, fifty other individuals needed to be treated for injuries. Below are examples of past tragedies that the tea party was unfairly blamed for immediately after the event occurred.
Gingrich campaign debt grows
The former presidential campaign of Newt Gingrich raised $185,000 in June to help pay down its significant debts to airlines, security firms and staffers, according to records filed Friday. But it also refunded $505,000 in contributions to people who asked for their money back, leaving it with $4.9 million in debt and about $60,000 in the bank.
PICKET: 1986 Dark Knight Returns comic portrays movie theater shooting
The tragic shooting that resulted in 12 people killed and 50 injured in Aurora, Colorado at a mid-night Dark Knight Rises showing has many wondering what the shooter's motivation was. The Washington Examiner is reporting on a 1986 Dark Knight Returns issue story portraying an individual shooting and killing 3 people at a Batman-inspired porn theater as a possible motive.
McCaskill labels Todd Akin 'most conservative' in GOP primary
As Republicans in Missouri's Senate primary scramble to claim the mantle as the most conservative in the race, the Democrat who will face one of the them in the fall has unofficially granted that title to Rep. Todd Akin.
Former Bills, Redskins great Bruce Smith sues NFL over concussions
Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith, who played 19 seasons for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, sued the NFL on Thursday over concussions sustained during his career.
White House: No change by Obama on gun laws
The White House indicated Friday that President Obama hasn't changed his position on gun-control laws in the immediate aftermath of the mass shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
