Politico’s top story this morning is about the Democrats’ ambitious plan to turn the deep red state of Texas blue. As demographics shift in their favor, Democrats are launching a major initiative to make the Lone Star State competitive.
Gun Safety: Some Senate Democrats are facing resistance at home over any additional gun safety measures. In West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin has become a barometer of what gun control proposals Democrats can expect to get done. In a pro-hunting red state like West Virginia, a lot of voters have a lot of anxiety about what they see as a slippery slope on gun control.
The Pentagon is set to remove the ban on women serving in combat roles. It’s a groundbreaking step and another example of equal opportunity espoused by the Obama administration.
The Senate is about to announce a bipartisan compromise on filibuster reform, but some progressives say it doesn’t go far enough.
Hillary Clinton was at the top of her game as she faced questioning from Senators and Congressman on the attack in Benghazi, Libya. And she has many observers thinking what it would be like if she ran for president in 2016.
Can you rig it? Republicans in Virginia are pushing ahead with a scheme that would ultimately split Virginia’s electoral votes by congressional district, rather than the winner-take-all popular vote method that produced two Obama victories.
Hardball staff