- Can Obama win the War on Terror?
- IRS official Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave amid scandal.
- Congressional Republicans are skeptical the IRS’s treatment of conservative groups warrants a special prosecutor, fearing that step could limit their own investigation into the agency.
- Charles Krauthammer: “There’s a fly in my soup”
- Bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens regulations of the financial industry.
- Boy Scouts vote to allow gay youth, 61% to 39%.
- While the Senate “Gang” produced an immigration bill, the House will have one of its own.
- Asia goes on a debt binge as much of the world sobers up.
- Obama hits the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday.
- TIME Exclusive: Obama’s 1979 prom photos.
Morning Must Reads: May 24
In the news: the War on Terror, Lois Lerner leaving, bank lobbyists writing bills, the Boy Scouts, Asia's debt binge, and the Jersey Shore.