Politico - POLITICO obtains a copy of former Newsweek reporter Richard Wolffe's new book about the 2008 campaign.

AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that he had found strong support among Chinese officials for the strategy the United States is employing to combat the worst global downturn in decades.

AP - In a new overture to Iran, the Obama administration has authorized U.S. embassies around the world to invite Iranian officials to Independence Day parties they host on or around July 4th.

AP - Top officials from members of the Organization of American States will take on one of the Western Hemisphere's most divisive topics, Cuba, when they meet here on Tuesday, possibly leaving the United States in the lurch.

AP - The U.S. assumption of a controlling interest in General Motors Corp. isn't the first time the government has nationalized a company or an industry. It has taken shares in banks, railways, steel mills, coal mines and foreclosed homes.

AFP - Israel tried to play down the latest blunt criticism from main ally Washington after US President Barack Obama vowed to adopt a more 'honest' tone with the Jewish state.

CQPolitics.com - The next step in the confirmation process of President Obama's Supreme Court nominee begins in earnest Tuesday, as Sonia Sotomayor pays her first courtesy calls to Senate leaders on Capitol Hill.

AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner concluded his reassurance tour of China on Tuesday, telling leaders of the country that holds the largest share of America's debt that U.S. President Barack Obama was committed to tackling the soaring budget deficits.

Politico - Conservatives are calling on Senate GOP-ers to filibuster the Supreme Court nomination of Sotomayor.

Time.com - The President arrives in the Middle East this week on a tide of goodwill unprecedented for a U.S. leader in recent years, but his audience is anticipating a more fundamental change in U.S. policy than the new President is likely to make.

Politico - His blueprint swerves outside GOP lines by requiring that individuals own health insurance.

AP - An official says the board of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency will vote for a new director general July 9.

AP - British police say two U.S. airmen died when their car collided with another vehicle in eastern England.

BusinessWeek Online - When it comes to General Motors, President Barack Obama has stressed that federal officials are 'acting as reluctant shareholders,' as he put it June 1. But his decision to plow $30 billion more into the company for a majority ownership stake makes it clear that the government is investing in earnest.

Bloomberg - June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s best defense against firearms owners mobilizing to oppose her U.S. Supreme Court nomination may come from an unlikely source: two top conservatives on the federal bench.

AP - The Army general chosen to take over as the top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan is telling his Senate confirmation hearing that success will not come quickly or easily.

AP - A White House official says President Barack Obama will nominate Republican Rep. John McHugh as secretary of the Army.

Time.com - The disputed Minnesota Senate race heads to the state supreme court. But even that may not end the standoff

AP - The Obama administration's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan will lead a U.S delegation to Pakistan this week for talks on helping millions of people forced from their homes as the government fights extremists.

Reuters - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Republican congressman John McHugh as secretary of the Army, an administration official said on Tuesday.

CQPolitics.com - These should be days of respectful reflection about the legacy of the late President Ronald Reagan, the father of today's Republican Party.

AP - Sources close to Tim Pawlenty say the Minnesota governor won't seek a third term.

Politico - Sonia Sotomayor makes the rounds with key senators on Capitol Hill.

Politico -  In selecting McHugh, Obama sidelines yet another senior GOP lawmaker.

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that any move toward allowing Cuba to join the Organization of American States must be accompanied by the communist nation's release of political prisoners, respect for basic human rights and democratic reforms.

AP - The Senate took a step Tuesday toward giving the government some controls over the tobacco industry, bolstering the chances that a long-sought goal of anti-smoking advocates will finally be realized.

Reuters - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday denied media reports the United Nations has covered up a high civilian death toll during the bloody final phase of Sri Lanka's war against Tamil Tiger rebels.

Reuters - Enhanced trade with China could boost employment in the United States, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Tuesday, noting the Obama administration hopes to ease trade frictions with China.

CQPolitics.com - President Obama's decision to nominate GOP Rep. John M. McHugh as secretary of the Army set off a succession scramble in upstate New York, giving Democrats an opportunity to pick off yet another Republican seat in the Northeast.

Bloomberg - June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s best defense against firearms owners mobilizing to oppose her U.S. Supreme Court nomination may come from an unlikely source: two top conservatives on the federal bench.

AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sought Tuesday to hit back against GOP charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings, telling senators in both parties that she would follow the law as a justice.

AP - Americans have a more favorable first impression of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor than they did for any of President George W. Bush's nominees to the high court, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Politico - Lawmaker was subpoenaed last week in lobbying scandal.

Politico - Cheney says there was “never any evidence” that Hussein’s Iraq played role in attacks.

AP - The Army general chosen to take over as top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan told senators Tuesday he believes the war can be won if a proper counterinsurgency campaign is undertaken.

AP - Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 91, remained hospitalized Tuesday, receiving treatment for a staph infection that has extended his stay at an undisclosed facility to nearly three weeks.

AP - The government's food and drug regulators want to open their files to the public.

AP - People have been saying Judge Sonia Sotomayor's (soh-toh-my-YORZ') name a lot since she became the Supreme Court nominee.

AFP - The European parliament is seeking to clampdown on salary and expenses abuse after a series of scandals, but its reforms could create new euro jealousy.

Reuters - The White House stepped up efforts to build public support for a far-reaching revamp of the U.S. healthcare system on Tuesday, arguing in a new report that it would greatly improve the U.S. economy.

CQPolitics.com - Rep. Peter J. Visclosky, the Indiana Democrat who is the subject of a grand jury investigation, is temporarily stepping down from his chairmanship of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee.

AP - President Barack Obama met with Israel's defense minister just hours before the U.S. leader leaves on a trip to the Middle East to improve relations with Muslims.

AP - The trade representative for the United States says that, because of the recession, China has determined it should become less dependent on exports and stimulate demand in its domestic market.

AP - President Barack Obama has signed one for the Gipper.

AP - Rep. Pete Visclosky, the chairman of a powerful House appropriations subcommittee, said on Tuesday he is handing off control of a key spending bill, the latest sign his ties to a troubled lobbying firm are weakening his standing in Congress.

AP - Once the effort to replace the president's aging fleet of helicopters became the poster child for government waste, it didn't take long for the multibillion-dollar program to hit the chopping block. Even so, the cost to taxpayers could just be starting.

AFP - Judge Sonia Sotomayor made the rounds of Congress Tuesday, getting acquainted with Senate leaders who will be passing judgment on her nomination as a US Supreme Court justice.

AP - In some of Manchester's bleakest neighborhoods where unemployment is rife and anxiety about an immigration influx is palpable, one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's worst fears is unfolding before Thursday's European Union elections.

The Yahoo! Newsroom - Nancy Reagan: 'I see Ronnie'Nancy Reagan is back in the White House. On Tuesday, the former first lady watched President Barack Obama sign into law the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act, and the next day she's scheduled to have lunch with Michelle Obama and attend the unveiling of the Ronald Reagan Statue in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. But it was another White House invitation -- or lack thereof -- that really got Mrs. Reagan making headlines. A well-known advocate of stem-cell research, she recently told Vanity Fair that she was surprised she was not invited to the ceremony announcing Obama's reversal of former President Bush's policy.

CQPolitics.com - The federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of cash this summer, marking the second year in a row that gasoline tax revenues have failed to meet prior projections and federal spending commitments.

AP - As majority stakeholder in General Motors, the government is straddling two responsibilities that could be awkwardly at odds: corporate ownership and public policy making.

AP - Bill collectors are exploiting a legal loophole to seize Social Security and veterans' benefits even though federal law is supposed to protect the payments from creditors.

Politico - The Minnesota governor says future plans remain unclear.

Reuters - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sought to answer critics on Tuesday with a vow to follow the law 'ultimately and completely,' and a key senator said he wanted confirmation hearings next month so she can rebut what he called unfounded charges of racism.

AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy is a big fan of the United States and makes no secret of his craving for the limelight. Enter Barack Obama, the perfect guest.

AFP - The EU's competition services will examine US drug manufacturer Pfizer Inc's takeover of rival Wyeth, the largest pharmaceutical takeover deal in nearly a decade, the European Commission announced Tuesday.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — What until recently was a steep drop in global crude oil prices has sparked delays and cancellations of major energy projects across the globe. Experts fear that this pullback could provoke costly supply shortages just over the horizon.

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left an Organization of American States conference in the Honduras on Tuesday saying that the group has reached no consensus on moves to allow Cuba to rejoin.

AP - Republicans in the House are lining up to oppose an almost $100 billion war-funding bill if Democrats insist on including in it a new line of credit for the International Monetary Fund.

AP - Judge Sonia Sotomayor is not shy. By all accounts, her hearing is fine. But Sotomayor stayed nearly silent in public during her debut Tuesday on Capitol Hill under a guiding principle more associated with the practice of medicine than law or politics: Above all, do no harm.

AP - Rep. Pete Visclosky, the chairman of a powerful House appropriations subcommittee, said Tuesday he is handing off control of a key spending bill, the latest sign his ties to a troubled lobbying firm are weakening his standing in Congress.

AP - In the murky world of computer espionage, the U.S. faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.

AP - Susan Boyle is getting better after an anxiety attack caused by the pressures of her overnight fame and celebrity judge Simon Cowell plans to help her launch a professional career, Cowell's agent said Tuesday.

Reuters - Two months ago President Obama stood with other Group of 20 nations' leaders in London and pledged not to introduce protectionist measures in the global economic crisis.

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday paid her first Capitol Hill visits to key senators who'll be voting on her confirmation. She found Democrats enthusiastic and Republicans wary and somewhat skeptical.

CQPolitics.com - An opinion issued earlier this year by a panel on which Sonia Sotomayor served has gun rights advocates uneasy about how she might rule on the issue of whether the Second Amendment applies to states and localities.

AP - President Barack Obama has gotten tough with Israel and chosen Cairo — where President Hosni Mubarak rules with a firm hand — for his much-awaited overture to the Islamic world in what appears to be a clear break from decades of U.S. policy.

Politico - In one of the oddest political pairings of the year, Obama teams up with Sharpton.

AP - A list of states that will receive money to repair national forest roads and pay for other projects, the number of projects in each state and the dollars allocated for the state under an economic stimulus spending plan. Three multistate projects totaling $10.4 million will be done in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

CQPolitics.com - Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney, maintained a lead Tuesday night as early returns were reported in New Jersey's Republican gubernatorial primary. Christie has been regarded throughout the primary campaign as the front-runner for the nomination to challenge incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, who will seek re-election after easily defeating three lesser-known contenders in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Politico - The administration casts the Supreme Court nominee as a model of judicial restraint.

Time.com - The President heads to Cairo with remarkably high personal approval ratings in the region, but as the steward of policies that remain widely resented

CQPolitics.com - Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney, won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of New Jersey, earning the nomination to challenge incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in what is expected to be a competitive race this fall.