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• Bob Barr Latest Political ‘Comeback Kid’
  Karl Marx's maxim "history repeats itself, the second time, as farce" could well serve as a warning to a number of office holders from the past who are attempting political comebacks.
• Poll: Christie Job Approval Slips, But Still High
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's overall job approval rating has slipped in recent months, according to a new poll shows.
• Congressman’s Gay Son Claims CNN, MSNBC Canceled Interviews for Refusing to Bash Father
  Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., claims that both MSNBC and CNN canceled interviews with him after it became clear he would not attack his father on the air, reports The Washington Times.
• Ex-Ill. Lawmaker Kelly Elected to Succeed Jackson Jr.
  Former state Rep. Robin Kelly has won the special election for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacated Illinois congressional seat.The Matteson Democrat was widely expected to win Tuesday's contest over Republican community activist Paul McKinley. The strongly Democratic Chicago-area...
• Senate Approval Seen for Obama Health Care Nominee
  Republican lawmakers are heaping praise on a former nurse picked by President Barack Obama to run Medicare and Medicaid, and also oversee his health care law.
• Gov. Perry to Newsmax: Gun Control Bill Must Include Mental Health Checks
  A compromise gun control bill being discussed in Congress includes an expansion of background checks on weapons purchasers at gun shows and on the Internet, but exempts sales between close family members. Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells Newsmax he wants to take a look at the...
• House to Proceed With NLRB Vote Despite Obama Nominations
  The House plans to move ahead with a vote to conditionally shut down the National Labor Relations Board even though President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated three members to the agency for full terms.
• Gizzi on Politics: Brown Attacked, Iowa Muddle; Remembering Maggie
  No sooner had former Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts hinted last week that he might run for the Senate in 2014 from neighboring New Hampshire where he owns a seacoast home than Democrats in the Granite State were jumping all over him.
• Obama Names Three to Troubled U.S. Labor Relations Board
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated two new members to the National Labor Relations Board and renominated Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce for a new five-year term. The nominations, which require Senate confirmation, come amid uncertainty about the board's authority...
• Former Rep. Forms Super PAC for Conservative Republicans
  Former Rep. Jeff Landry has formed a super PAC to support hard-right conservatives in Congress, saying he wants to give them the same support that more mainstream Republicans get from other PACs.
• FBI, McConnell Campaign Probe Leak of Ashley Judd Recording
  The FBI is investigating how a magazine obtained a recording of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign strategists talking about how mental health issues could be used against Hollywood star and potential 2014 opponent Ashley Judd.
• Liz Cheney Seriously Considering Run for Senate
  Liz Cheney may be considering a run for the Senate, even though current WyomingGOP Sen. Mike Enzi has said he intends to seek re-election in 2014.
• Anti-Incumbent Super PAC Readies for 2014 Action
  The Campaign for Primary Accountability is back in action and setting its sights on defeating incumbent lawmakers in both parties next year.
• New Ads to Target Christie’s NJ Record
  An outside group is planning to launch an expensive TV ad campaign Wednesday attacking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s record.
• McConnell Threatens to Join Paul, Cruz Gun Filibuster
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to join a planned filibuster against new gun-control legislation if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tries to move a bill this week.
• Jindal Backtracks on Plan to End State Income Tax
  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, announced on Monday he will delay his controversial plan to eliminate the state income tax.In his address to the opening of the state's 2013 Regular Legislative Session in Baton Rouge,...
• Obama's Approval Drops on Immigration, Gun Control Issues
  President Obama s approval ratings have dipped when it comes to his handling of the deficit, immigration and gun control, according to a new poll. A new CNN/ORC International poll found that while Obama's approval numbers have bumped up to 51 per cent, opinion has fallen...
• McConnell Raises $1.8M For Reelection Bid
  During the first quarter of the year, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., raised almost $2 million dollars for his upcoming reelection bid, reports the Hill. The Senate Minority leader came up with $1.8 million in the first three months of 2013, giving him approximately $8.6...
• Clinton Insiders: Hillary Needs $100 Million
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will need to raise $100 million in the next 20 months if she wants to clear the field of potential Democratic rivals in a 2016 White House bid, insiders tell Time magazine.
• Conservatives Urge RNC to Reverse ‘Power Grab’
  More than 60 conservative leaders urged the Republican National Committee to undo party rules made last year at the national convention, charging the action was a power grab by the party elite at the expense of the grassroots.
• Gizzi on Politics: Price Not Right; Beantown Battle; Next Generation; More
  The betting in Georgia now is that Rep. Tom Price will not enter the Republican primary for the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss after all.
• Chelsea Clinton May Continue the Family Business
  Chelsea Clinton is leaving the door open for now at a possible run for political office — but like her mother, she’s offering no details about when she might announce.
• Gizzi: Scott Brown Eyes the Granite State
  New Hampshire Republican activists aren't surprised that former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown has his eye on a possible bid for office in the Granite State.
• Tax Writers Promise Transparency in Reform Efforts
  Two senior members of Congress on opposite sides of the aisle say they are working together to deliver the first comprehensive overhaul of the tax code in 25 years and are promising the process will be transparent and open to the public.
• Poll: Most Americans Believe Hillary Will Run
  A new poll shows a majority of American voters think Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016, and most believe she will be the Democratic nominee.

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