The Associated Press is calling the Democratic primary for Obama, saying he has "effectively clinched the nomination" today. This isn't how I expected to be reporting this, but there it is.

Update: It seems like the generally accepted story now is that Clinton will concede, but she won't be doing it tonight.

LaRouchePAC is back on the scene just ahead of this week's Texas Democratic Party State Convention, brandishing a press release detailing a request for support and / or an endorsement from TDP Vice Chair Roy LaVerne Brooks. Brooks is running against incumbent TDP Chairman Boyd Richie for that leadership position.

UPDATE: Apparently the press release was wrong. Post updated with new information.

Senator Hillary Clinton has invited top-flight donors, supporters, and staff members to join her in New York tomorrow night for her speech after the polls close in Montana and South Dakota.

This morning you may have heard that Senator Ted Kennedy is in surgery at Duke University Medical Center for the brain tumor he was diagnosed with in April.

As expected, Puerto Rico voted for Senator Hillary Clinton over Senator Barack Obama, 68% - 32%, giving Clinton most of the 55 delegates at stake.

Rachel Maddow put it best when she said a few minutes ago that both state parties got their resolutions passed - the Rules and Bylaws committee agreed to seat full delegations at half voting strength from both Florida and Michigan.

Still no decision from Rules and Bylaws from DC. A few ideas have been floated and it seems like Florida is way closer to getting hammered out than Michigan is, but we'll see. As of right now, the committee is meeting behind closed doors. More soon. (?)

TDP Chairman Boyd Richie and his wife, DNC member Betty Richie, have endorsed Barack Obama. Both are superdelegates. These endorsements come ahead of tomorrow's Rules and Bylaws committee meeting, at which the fate of the delegations from Florida and Michigan will be decided.

In case you missed it, the Farmers Branch city council is still trying to figure out how to make their unconstitutional city ordinance that turns apartment staffers into ICE agents work, and US District Judge Sam Lindsay has told them once again that it won't.

The Associated Press has an interesting situation for you to consider — in a new Democratic administration, could John Kerry be a possible contender for Secretary of State?