Hagel spoke to the traveling press aboard his military aircraft between Andrews Air Force Base and Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan, en route to Afghanistan. (Photo by Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images)
Monday, March 11, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is completing the final leg of his first official trip as a member of President Obama’s cabinet, visiting military personnel at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base after hearing plenty of criticism from Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the weekend.
In the opinion pages: The Wall Street Journal editorial board wonders if Republican lawmakers are dealing with a “New Obama.”
Politico’s Manu Raju takes a look at the slim prospects for moderate and retiring Republican senators making a budget deal with the White House without their leadership’s consent.
