The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
- Xi Jinping, China’s Communist Party and military chief, has launched a series of speeches celebrating “The China Dream,” which sets China’s sights on the path to become the world’s top military superpower.
- Obama’s approval rating drops to 50%.
- Kentucky Democrats on Ashley Judd: “She doesn’t fit the damn state.”
- Every state but Hawaii has a tax-break for Girl Scout cookies.
- President Obama will meet with the House Republican conference on Wednesday for the first time since June 2011 in an effort aimed at reaching a grand bargain deficit-reduction deal by the summer. Democrats worry he may give up too much on entitlements.
- George Prescott Bush, son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, makes his political debut. He is running for Texas Land Commissioner.
- How much different countries spend on food and tobacco as a percent of total household spending.
- TIME’s Michael Grunwald dissects the new Ryan budget.
- “Big Sugar Is Set for a Sweet Bailout.”
- It was the bartender behind the “47 Percent” video.