EmailCompiled by ABC News Digital News Associates and Desk Assistant Jacqueline Ng. Fernandez, Claudia Morales, Jayce Henderson and Molly Hunter
STATE OF THE UNION:
The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and Krissah Thompson: “The Stories behind the visitors in the State of the Union galleries” They have been heroes of plane crashes. Child prodigies, in math and gospel music. Doctors, philanthropists, soldiers. On the nights that changed their lives, when they were introduced to the United States with a nod from the president toward the gallery of the House chamber, all they had to do was smile. LINK
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl: “State of the Union Preview: Paul Ryan & the Republican Response” The Republican response to the State of the Union will showcase 40-year-old Paul Ryan, R-WI, chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan is a policy intellectual and one of the few members of Congress who has seriously proposed ways to deal with the deficit, but his proposals – which would curtail the growth of Social Security spending and eventually replace Medicare with a voucher program – are controversial and have not been endorsed by the GOP leadership. Ryan will speak from the Budget Committee room and offer a no-compromise message on cutting federal spending. LINK
RAHM EMANUEL:
The New York Times’ Monica Davey: “Ruling Blocks Emanuel’s Bid in Chicago Run” With only a month to go until Election Day, more than $10 million in campaign money and an overwhelming lead in the polls, Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, was disqualified on Monday from appearing on this city’s ballot for mayor. LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Douglas Belkin and Lauren Etter: “Big Bump in Rahm’s Road to City Hall” Rahm Emanuel was one of Washington's most powerful men when he resigned as President Barack Obama's chief of staff to run for mayor of Chicago. Less than four months later, he leads his closest rival by 20 points and has raised nearly $12 million in campaign cash—but he can't get on the ballot in his hometown. LINK
SENATE:
Newsweek’s Ben Adler: “Filibuster Reform Fails in Senate” Over at Esquire former Bush speechwriter David Frum has a sensible suggestion for President Obama: create an infrastructure bank to select and pay for transportation projects on a meritorious basis instead of allowing meddlesome congressional earmarking. LINK
The Boston Globe’s Michael Levenson and Jonathan Saltzman: “Senators file bill to tighten parole” A bipartisan group of state senators said yesterday that they hope to prevent the release of repeat violent offenders such as Domenic Cinelli, who shot and killed a Woburn police officer, by making changes to the parole system that go further than those proposed recently by Governor Deval Patrick. LINK
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND ADMINISTRATION:
USA Today’s David Jackson: “Obama nominates White House lawyer Verilli to replace Kagan” President Obama picked White House attorney Donald Verrilli to be the new Solicitor General, the lawyer who argues administration cases before the Supreme Court. LINK
Politico’s Mike Allen & Darren Samuelsohn: “Carol Browner to leave White House” Carol M. Browner, President Barack Obama’s top energy and environmental adviser, plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks, White House officials said Monday night. Browner, who served as Environmental Protection Agency administrator for all eight years under President Bill Clinton, has emerged as one of the most experienced Washington hands in the current West Wing. LINK
The Hill’s Andrew Restuccia: “Top Obama Climate Adviser Resigning” Carol Browner, the senior climate and energy policy adviser to President Obama, will resign soon, a White House official said Monday. She will "stay on as long as necessary to ensure an orderly transition," the official said. Browner, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Clinton, worked behind the scenes during the last two years on passing comprehensive climate legislation. LINK
GOP
ABC News’ Amy Walter: “Tea Party Take-Over” The “outsiders” of 2010 are now moving to the inside. Over the weekend, Republicans in Arizona, New Hampshire and Washington picked Tea Party candidates to run their state party — bucking candidates supported by key party figures in the state. In New Hampshire, businessman Jack Kimball defeated the hand-picked candidate of outgoing Chairman John Sununu, Chesire County GOP chair Julia Bergeron. LINK
OTHER
NY Daily News’ Erin Einhorn: “In wake of Arizona shooting, Mayor Bloomberg pushes for closing loopholes in gun background checks” Mayor Bloomberg on Monday assembled more than three dozen people touched by gun violence to push for closing major loopholes in the nation's gun background check system. Standing in City Hall's soaring rotunda with the relatives of people killed by bullets – including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s son – Bloomberg urged better enforcement of the 1968 law. LINK
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“March For Life Rally Activists Demand Tougher Laws” LINK
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