The Early Word: Lost in Translation

Today’s Times

• If President Obama cannot translate the support of 90 percent of the public for background checks on gun sales into a victory on Capitol Hill, some in Washington are wondering what he can expect to accomplish legislatively for his remaining three and a half years in office, Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker write.

• Though a bipartisan group of senators finally presented an overhaul for immigration legislation, a new set of divisions began to emerge on Monday, offering an early glimpse at the partisan politics likely to be on display as the bill makes its way through the Senate, Ashley Parker writes.

• Flight delays piled up on the tarmacs on Monday - the first weekday that the nation’s air traffic control system operated with 10 percent fewer controllers - with pilots and gate agents assigning blame to furloughs caused by mandatory across-the-board budget cuts, Matthew L. Wald and Jad Mouawad report. However, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was too soon to point fingers.

• What does it take to make it into the White House Science Fair? Try creating a fully functional prosthetic arm that only costs $250 to build, or an emergency water sanitation system powered by a bicycle. After browsing the 30 or so projects created by young scientists, Mr. Obama committed to giving students the resources they need to pursue education in scientific fields, with efforts aimed at increasing participation among female and minority students, as well as those from low-income and military families, Ashley Southall reports.

Around the Web

• Though the social media site was his downfall in 2011, former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of New York, is back on Twitter, Politicker reports.

Happenings in Washington

• President Obama will honor the 2013 National Teacher of the Year and finalists at the White House, followed by a meeting with the emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. Later in the evening, he will have a bipartisan group of female senators over to the White House for dinner.

•  Michelle Obama will visit the Department of the Interior to personally thank employees for their public service.