Democrats Under Fire Over Health-Law Reporting Mandate- wsj.com:

Democrats Under Fire Over Health-Law Reporting Mandate- wsj.com: Congressional Democrats may water down or repeal new tax-reporting rules that are supposed to raise $16 billion for health-care legislation, facing a chorus of criticism about the rules.

Speaker defends troubled majority- politico.com:

Speaker defends troubled majority- politico.com: Three months before what promise to be brutal House elections, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is again the Happy Campaigner, vowing to defend “every grain of sand” of what she’s built in Congress and predicting this August will prove kinder to her Democrats than a year ago.

House ethics panel, Rep. Rangel spent 2 years going toe-to-toe- thehill.com:

House ethics panel, Rep. Rangel spent 2 years going toe-to-toe- thehill.com: Documents released Thursday evening show that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and an ethics panel investigating him were constantly at odds over the last two years.

California's new primary system faces court challenge- thehill.com:

California's new primary system faces court challenge- thehill.com: The first lawsuit challenging California's recently passed Proposition 14 was filed Thursday.

Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining-washintonpost.com

Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining-washintonpost.com: Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday.

The cash-for-speaker program-politico.com

The cash-for-speaker program-politico.com: To the House minority leader, “Speaker” Boehner seems to have a nice ring to it. So much so that months before any midterm votes are cast, John Boehner of Ohio is putting his own face on the GOP’s drive to take back the House by quietly launching a “Boehner for Speaker” committee that aims to boost the party’s lagging fundraising, in part by introducing him as a “regular guy” from Ohio.

New business plan: crushing Dems-politico.com

New business plan: crushing Dems-politico.com: Democrats may be going out of their way to say they aren’t anti-business, but business is gearing up to demonstrate that it’s anti-Democrats — at least when it comes to members of the party’s liberal wing.