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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to the press with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., after the weekly Senate Democrats policy luncheon on March 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to pass a revised continuing resolution and send their edits back to the House in order to prevent a government shutdown next week, but any action in the Senate may be delayed until later in the week. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Thursday, April 11, 2013

The Senate holds the first of what could be many votes on gun legislation, a procedural step that requires 60 supporters to bring the bill to the floor for… Read More

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What we’re reading: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

There’s plenty of political action inside the Beltway Read More

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What we’re reading: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Newtown parents are in Washington, pushing for new gun control laws one day after President Obama told a Hartford University crowd he wants a vote on all… Read More

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on April 3, 2013. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Monday, April 8, 2013

President Obama is returning to Connecticut to remind Americans–and lawmakers returning to Washington this week–that he’s still putting new gun control legislation at the top of his policy priority list. Read More

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What we’re reading: Friday, April 5, 2013

Politico’s Alex Isenstadt looks into the next steps for Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina’s 1st district now that ‘spring training’ is… Read More

President Obama waves from the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md. on April 3, 2013. (Photo by Susan Walsh/AP)

What we’re reading: Thursday, April 4, 2013

President Obama is back on the fundraising trail out west, meeting with high-end Democratic donors to discuss where his party can make gains in the next election, but reminding those supporters that he’s ready to work with Republicans this year. Read More

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What we’re reading: Wednesday, March 3, 2013

Mark Sanford had a special guest at his Congressional GOP runoff victory Tuesday night: his fiancée, Maria Belen Chapur.

In the opinion pages: The Wall… Read More

The National Rifle Association(NRA) logo is seen at their headquarters March 14, 2013, in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The National Rifle Association is wading back into the school safety discussion. Read More

John McCain, Charles Schumer, Marco Rubio, Robert Menendez, Dick Durbin

What we’re reading: Monday, April 1, 2013

Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown looks at a major issue facing proponents of comprehensive immigration reform:  the level of difficulty connected to the… Read More

President Obama speaks at a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2013 (REUTERS/Larry Downing)

What we’re reading: Friday, March 29, 2013

President Obama is heading south for a speech on the economy in Miami Read More

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C), along with survivors and family members of gun violence victims, addresses the media as part of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns group, to announce the release of 34 "I Demand a Plan" videos in New York December 17, 2012. The videos tell stories of Americans whose lives have been changed forever because of gun violence. Bloomberg has upped his stance on the issue since the December 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.  (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

What we’re reading: Tuesday, March 28, 2013

In The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne discusses the gun debate and all the money funneled into the fight. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP File)

What we’re reading: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

In the opinion pages: Ted Olson & David Boies, the lawyers who launched the constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, detail in The Wall Street… Read More

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, followed by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, arrives for the joint news conference between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel,Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

What we’re reading: Monday, March 25, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Afghanistan Monday, the latest stop in his multi-nation trip throughout the Middle East and Arab region. Read More

Protesters shout slogans during an anti-bailout rally outside the parliament in Nicosia March 19, 2013. Cyprus's government proposed to spare small savers from a divisive levy on bank deposits but said it expected parliament to reject the measure, needed to secure an international rescue and avoid a default that would shake the euro zone.    (Photo by Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters)

What we’re reading: Friday, March 22, 2013

The New York Times’ Paul Krugman gives his take on the economic mess in Cyprus. Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for a meeting and joint news conference in Jerusalem, March 20, 2013. Making his first official visit to Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to the security of the Jewish State where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded U.S.-Israeli relations. (Photo by Doug Mills/Reuters/Pool)

What we’re reading: Thursday, March 21, 2013

President Obama will spend the second day of his overseas trip meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Read More

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 10, 2013. Iran's nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Netanyahu said on Sunday. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Reuters/Pool)

What we’re reading: Wednesday, March 20, 2013

President Obama has two major meetings in Israel Wednesday Read More

Sen. Rand Paul filibustering on the Senate floor Thursday in Washington, D.C. (Senate Television/AP Photo)

What we’re reading: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Senator Rand Paul is ready to put public support behind a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. Read More

President Obama delivers remarks at the Organizing for Action dinner in Washington on March 13, 2013 (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

What we’re reading: Monday, March 18, 2013

President Obama is meeting with senior advisers ahead of this week’s trip to Israel, his first as commander-in-chief.
In The New York Times opinion page:… Read More

File Photo: Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, speaks at the podium as he concedes the presidency during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on November 7, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, File)

What we’re reading: Friday, March 15, 2013

Mitt Romney returns to the national stage on Friday, speaking at CPAC 2013. Read More

File Photo: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks in DC.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images, File)

What we’re reading: Thursday, March 14, 2013

Some of the biggest conservative names from across the country descend on Washington Thursday for the start of CPAC. Read More