Today’s Times
- The new immigration legislation has presented President Obama with a chance to reach the kind of landmark accord with Republicans that has eluded him on gun violence and the budget, Mark Landler and Ashley Parker write. Though he gave a wholehearted endorsement of the proposal, he said that he anticipates a bruising fight over issues like border security and the path to citizenship.
- The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration on Tuesday, contending that its surveillance programs are illegal, Charlie Savage reports. The organization is asking a judge to order the records purged, and the lawsuit could eventually lead to a test in the Supreme Court over national security policies.
- The federal government dropped its opposition to making the morning-after pill accessible to women and girls of all ages, declining to escalate a politically charged issue that appeared to have little hope of success, Michael D. Shear writes.
- When lawmakers returned to the Capitol for the first time since the N.S.A. disclosures, their criticism of the government surveillance programs was largely muted, Scott Shane and Jonathan Weisman report. Carefully delivered statements from Congressional leaders in both parties said the programs were authorized by law and rigorously overseen by Congress and courts.
Around the Web
- Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, delivered a floor speech entirely in Spanish, becoming the first sitting senator ever to do so, The Washington Post reports.
- Politico: Al Gore called President Obama out in a Google+ hangout on Tuesday, urging him to talk the talk on climate change.
