Politics: Afternoon Edition: Pressure ramps up on Weiner to resign

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 HEADLINES Pressure ramps up on Weiner to resign Statement by a Pennsylvannia Democrat is seen as a sign party leadership has decided it's time for him to leave. » Read full article The Fix: Bachmann, Palin aides criticize each other Days after Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) snagged Ed Rollins as her presidential campaign manager, the high-profile strategist is engaged in a war of words with advisers to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. » Read full article Gingrich haunted by pro-earmark past Will tea party voters forgive the former House speaker for spearheading a dramatic expansion of the use of earmarks? » Read full article Court takes up states' health-care case A three-judge appellate court panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in a suit brought by Florida and 25 other states challenging the constitutionality of President Obama's health-care law. » Read full article Rand Paul: Congress 'an irrelevancy' on war powers Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) criticized other legislators for ducking a confrontation with President Obama over Libya, saying Congress had become "not even a rubber stamp, but an irrelevancy" in matters of war. » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) commenting on the Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) scandal (hat tip to Political Wire): "How can you explain that somebody can be so smart but so stupid?" COMMENT OF THE DAY demtse, on Felicia Sonmez's "GOP lays out debt-ceiling demands" story: By not even giving defense spending cuts a consideration, nothing about deficit reduction makes any sense... MULTIMEDIA Video: Obama announces job training plan During a speech at a Northern Virginia Community College campus, President Obama said the growth of the U.S. economy will depend in part on training new workers for jobs in the manufacturing industry. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy