Politics: Afternoon Edition: Weiner admits he sent lewd photo of himself

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, June 6, 2011 HEADLINES Anthony Weiner admits he sent lewd photo of himself Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) said Monday that he had lied about the origins of a lewd photo sent from his personal Twitter account nine days ago and that he will not resign from office because of the scandal. » Read full article Fact Checker: Sarah Palin's midnight ride What she got right and wrong about Paul Revere's ride in 1775. » Read full article Santorum kicks off campaign in Pennsylvania Former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) made his presidential campaign official on Monday, pitching himself to supporters in his home state as the antidote to big government and President Obama's agenda. » Read full article 44: White House meeting on Afghanistan as withdrawal deadline nears President Obama meets with his national security team to discuss the war in Afghanistan less than a month before announcing if and how he will abide by his pledge to start the drawdown of troops in July. » Read full article Federal Eye: House Republicans unveil plan to cut federal workforce Three leading House Republicans on Monday unveiled the details of plans to trim the workforce by 10 percent by 2015 and fulfill a key element of the House GOP's 2012 budget proposal. » Read full article BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT SHOWDOWN Sign up for daily e-mail updates on the federal budget showdown QUOTE OF THE DAY Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes in an interview with Newsweek (hat tip to Political Wire): "I'd like to hire Hillary Clinton. She looks unhappy at the State Department. She'd get ratings." COMMENT OF THE DAY karlmarx2, on Sandhya Somashekhar's "Conservative women enthusiastic about Bachmann, Palin" story: Those conservative women can go ahead and be enthusiastic. If they don't see how unelectable Palin and Bachmann are, that's their problem, not mine. Q&A DISCUSSIONS The Fix's Chris Cillizza was online at 11 a.m. ET to discuss head-to-head matchups submitted by readers: Q: In your opinion, would the Republicans actually allow the country to default instead of raising taxes as part of a budget reduction plan? Chris Cillizza: I don't think so. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Santorum enters GOP presidential race Joining an already crowded field, former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) officially launches his campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. 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