Mitch McConnell: Covering 30 million uninsured is ‘not the issue’  —  Mitch McConnell's appearance today on Fox News Sunday was remarkably revealing — it showed as clearly as you could want that the Supreme Court decision is finally forcing Republicans to declare what, exactly …

Armando Montano, AP summer intern, dies in Mexico City at age 22  —  Eduardo Verdugo/Associated Press - In this June 4, 2012 photo, Armando Montano, 22, poses for an ID photo at the Associated Press office in Mexico City.  Montano, an aspiring journalist who was working this summer …

Dems target vulnerable GOP lawmakers over health law repeal vote  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is launching a new campaign Monday targeting vulnerable GOP lawmakers on healthcare ahead of the House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Half of U.S. Hispanics Identify as Political Independents  —  But more than half identify as or lean Democratic  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A majority of U.S. Hispanics identify as political independents (51%) rather than as Democrats (32%) or Republicans (11%).  However, once their partisan leanings …

Gov. Scott: Florida will not implement insurance exchanges or expand Medicare  —  Florida, the state the led the fight against President Obama's health care law, will not comply with the Supreme Court opinion.  —  Gov. Rick Scott tells Fox News that he and his Attorney General, Pam Bondi …

Jim DeMint launches super PAC  —  Sen. Jim DeMint is cutting formal ties to his wildly successful small-donor fundraising machine, the Senate Conservatives Fund, so that it can form a super PAC, POLITICO has learned.  —  The super PAC will be able to raise and spend without limits …

Let It Bleed: Libertarianism and the Workplace  —  [This post was co-written by Chris Bertram, Corey Robin and Alex Gourevitch ]  —  “In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.”  —Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 79

Ann Romney Talks of Her Struggle With MS  —  By the time she began looking for help, Ann Romney had been losing her balance and stumbling.  Her right leg was numb.  She had trouble swallowing and was losing strength in her grip.  —  She called her brother, a doctor in San Diego …

Vice president hopefuls play the name game  —  The vice-presidential selection process is not merely the act of each nominee picking a running mate.  It's also the political equivalent of the Oscars.  —  Just as aspiring movie stars covet being among the nominees for cinema's ultimate prize …

Gov. Christie to reporter: ‘Are you stupid?’  —  (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, known for his candor, snapped at a reporter Saturday while taking issue with his question at a press conference.  —  Reporters were told the governor would only answer questions about a major problem …

Economy Cuts Into Obama's Youth Support  —  Maria Verdugo, a 20-year-old graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, barely remembers the presidential election of 2008 — the one that spawned a youth movement that was singular in its scope and political effectiveness — except for …