Senate Issues Subpoenas in Eavesdropping Investigation  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a series of subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Cheney's office, and the Justice Department today related to the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program …

Immigration bill struggling  —  Proponents of the Senate immigration bill were unable to block an amendment Wednesday on identification requirements, casting doubt on whether the overall measure will clear a crucial test vote set for Thursday morning.  —  The bill survived its first cloture motion Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 35.

Romney's Shaggy Dog Story  —  I can't be the only one who finds, in this anecdote, something else entirely besides, "emotion-free crisis management": … Unless by "emotion-free" you mean, "the kind of cold fish who could feel no emotion about strapping his dog to the roof of his car."

Cloture Tomorrow  —  A Senate source with well-established good instincts predicts: "Vote should be close... I'll be very surprised if this bill lives beyond tomorrow morning.  Not certain, but four of the 64 are now on record as changing to "no" votes.  One more and it's over—assuming none of the "no" votes flip."

Even in Agreement, Scalia Puts Roberts to Lash  —  It's not every day that one Supreme Court justice, even one as rhetorically unrestrained as Justice Antonin Scalia, characterizes another justice, let alone the chief justice of the United States, as a wimp and a hypocrite.

'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for June 26  —  CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Ann Coulter, author of "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," plays HARDBALL.  Let's play with her!  —  Good evening.  I'm Chris Matthews.  Welcome to HARDBALL.  Tonight, from our HARDBALL plaza, just steps away from the U.S. Capitol …

Senate Republicans: The "Grand Obstructionist Party"  —  While Senate Democrats are determined to move America in a new direction, Senate Republicans are doing their best to stop change at every turn.  Senate Republicans are forcing the Senate to waste hours upon hours debating meaningless motions …

CQ Radio Scoop: Fred Thompson Statement  —  In an exclusive scoop at BlogTalkRadio, Fred Thompson will make a statement at 3:30 pm CT today through an additional show for CQ Radio.  Be sure to listen live, or catch the podcast that will follow.  —  If you want to embed the player …

Earmarks in the Amnesty Bill: Trading Votes for Pork  —  There are all sorts of goodies in Sen. Harry Reid's clay pigeon amendment, but two pork projects — one in Utah and the other in Alaska — stand out.  Why?  Three of the senators who would benefit from the earmarks voted in favor of cloture yesterday.

Fla. sheriff targets illegals  —  PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - The sheriff's department has developed a remarkably effective — and controversial — way of catching illegal immigrants: Deputies in patrol cars pull up to a construction site in force, and watch and see who runs.

Blair Is Appointed Mideast Envoy  —  Tony Blair, who stepped down today as the prime minister of Britain, has been appointed a new senior peace envoy for the Middle East, working on building the framework for a Palestinian state, officials said today.  —  The widely expected announcement …