Top story: With sequester, Hagel and the Supreme Court—among other things—it’s going to be a busy week in Washington. Also take note: Speaker Boehner will hold a news conference at 4pm ET this afternoon.
- Details on this week’s whirlwind. (First Read)
- Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, called a “national registry of firearms” legislation as dead on arrival in the Senate on “Fox News Sunday.” (Fox News)
- On the topic of “Fox News Sunday”—Mitt and Ann Romney will give their first post-election interview next Sunday before his appearance at CPAC. (HuffingtonPost)
- Romney’s chief strategist was on a Sunday show of his own this week, telling “Reliable Sources” the media is not “in the tank” for Barack Obama. (Mediaite)
- Gov. Rick Perry calls the idea of Texas going Democratic blue a “pipe dream”. (HuffingtonPost)
- Here’s the back-and-forth on Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his belief about communists at Harvard Law School. (The New Yorker)
- The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre had another speaking engagement this Saturday—this time to the 2013 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo. (TPM)
- Politico posits the question: Will Hillary clear the field in 2016? (Politico)
- Oh, and First Lady Michelle Obama made an Oscar appearance—cue the outrage from the right. See the photo. (Pete Souza)
David Schoetz