Today’s Times
- The story of Edward J. Snowden, the former national security contractor who leaked government surveillance information, evolved into a diplomatic incident on Monday, with the United States facing an open rift with one major power and a tense standoff with another, Peter Baker and Ellen Barry report.
- Solid bipartisan support for a proposal that would substantially bolster security along the nation’s southern borders suggested that advocates for immigration overhaul have the votes needed to clear remaining procedural hurdles and pass the legislation, Ashley Parker writes.
- The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were in violation of the Constitution, Adam Liptak reports.
- After an investigation found that the federal government and many states were “behind schedule†in carrying out the new health care law, the Obama administration announced that it would establish a Web site and telephone call center to provide information to consumers buying health insurance, Robert Pear reports.
Around the Web
- Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, is in talks with the National Football League and the National Basketball Association to partn! er with her department in promoting new health insurance options, The Hill reports.
- Rick Santorum, a former Republican senator and 2012 presidential candidate, accepted a new job as C.E.O. of a movie studio that makes films for a Christian audience, Politico reports.
Happenings in Washington
- President Obama will deliver remarks on climate change and the environment at Georgetown University on Tuesday.
- Later, he and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will meet in the White House with Congressional leaders, including Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John A. Boehner and Nancy Pelosi.
