Here's a look at the stories we're following right now. What are you reading this morning?
Rep. Giffords makes a dramatic return to D.C.
What the debt-ceiling battle means for 2012
Why defense cuts may hurt the D.C. economy
Putin calls the US a parasite on the global economy
Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell and the making of a debt deal
GOP unity belies tension in tea party
Protesters arrested in House gallery after jeering Boehner
Tea Party candidate compares US public schools to Nazi Germany