- Sen. Rand Paul: President Obama is ‘irresponsible’ to talk default. “There is no reason for us to default,” he said Sunday. (Politico)
- Speaker Boehner, however, is not so sure: “We are not going to pass a clean debt limit.” (MSNBC/Daily Rundown)
- The Supreme Court is back in action and taking on some hot button issues, including prayer in school and money in politics. (NBC News)
- The U.S. captured an al-Qaida suspect in Libya over the weekend, which the Libyan government is calling the “kidnapping of a Libyan citizen.” (NY Times)
- Speaking of U.S. terror raids, here’s one from the weekend that didn’t work out… (CNN)
- The federal budget crisis has actually been a plan months in the making. (NY Times)
- Sen. Ted Cruz doesn’t think he’s damaged the GOP’s reputation one bit. (Huffington Post)
- This anti-Hillary Clinton button from the California GOP convention is reprehensible. (Huffington Post)
- This SNL parody music video about the goverment shutdown is worth watching...though it's probably NSFW... (NBC)
Another weekend highlight you may have missed…