- No deal in sight as the government finally hits the debt ceiling.
- Jon Kyl may have put revenue increases on the table.
- Paul Krugman tries to convince Democrats to take a hard line.
- Should Mitt Romney form a tactical alliance with Michele Bachmann? Is he another John McCain?
- Newt Gingrich’s daughter dispels a nasty rumor.
- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad tries to jumpstart the primary process.
- One poll suggests Obama will be remarkably difficult to beat.
- Read Jane Mayer’s opus on Thomas Drake, the NSA whistleblower being charged under the Espionage Act.
- Romesh Ratnesar writes Obama needs to work on diplomatic engagement.
- Weekend violence in the Golan Heights will distract from the ongoing Syrian crackdown.
- And Stephen Colbert visits the FEC.