Talks between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are heating up, but the big question among White House officials is whether Boehner can get enough votes from rank-and-file Republicans to seal a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Will the GOP settle for a small deal on taxes now and use the debt limit issue so they can get entitlement cuts later?
Michigan’s officially a right-to-work state: Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation yesterday and has earned the wrath of Big Labor. This morning, Politico reports on the unions’ plan to fight back.
Nate Silver crunches the numbers on Hillary Clinton — and how strong she would be if she ran for president in 2016.
We’ll have results from our new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll tonight.
Who’s the least popular senator in the nation? PPP has done the polling, and the result may surprise you.
Hardball staff