UPDATE: Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) also announces his support for marriage equality.
“No one has done more for gun ownership than Barack Obama...He has been the most successful salesman for people having the right to bear arms in modern history.”
— Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to Newsmax.
$169,313
— Cost per flight-hour of a B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber, according to Battleland. On Thursday, the Pentagon sent two Stealth Bombers on a round-trip flight from Missouri to South Korea in response to North Korean threats.
Morning Must Reads: April 2
In the news: gun control, North Korea’s nuclear reactor, education reform, EU unemployment, Marco Rubio, and a bad obituary.
Tailpipe Politics: The Lessons (So Far) of 2013
Here’s what you can learn about Obama’s climate agenda from the EPA’s new effort for cleaner air.
Another Senate Democrat Backs Gay Marriage
Sen. Bob Casey joins four other Democratic Senators who have switched their views on gay marriage in the past two weeks.
Barack Obama Not Good at Basketball Today
At today’s annual Easter Egg Roll, the President makes two of twenty-two shots. UPDATE: Video proof Obama’s day more Shawn Marion than Ray Allen.
White House Destruction Is Popular with Moviegoers; Why This is a Good and Bad Milestone
Olympus Has Fallen, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and White House Down are the first blockbusters since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to violently attack Washington landmarks.
The White House Wishes You a Happy April
The White House releases a special video message from the President.
“You may be as straight as an arrow, and you may have a friend that is as straight as an arrow. Say you had a great job with the government where you had this wonderful health plan. I mean, what would prohibit you from saying that you're gay, and y'all get married and still live as separate, but you get all the benefits? I just see so much abuse in this it's unreal.”
— Georgia GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart to the Marietta Daily Journal.
Hillary Clinton to Deliver First Paid Remarks
The former Secretary of State will speak on April 24 in Dallas to a housing trade association.
North Korea’s Nuclear Cul-de-Sac
With his threat to attack the U.S. and South Korea with nuclear weapons, Kim Jong-un has effectively painted himself into a corner.
Morning Must Reads: April 1
In the news: three days that saved the world’s financial system; North Korea’s “Nuclear Cul de Sac”; immigration deal approaches; conservative SC justices and gay marriage; Ashley Judd; Opening Day.