Photo of the Day: May 7, 2013

With Syria on everyone’s mind, Secretary of State John Kerry made the trip across the river yesterday to visit with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Among the items exchanged was the picture above, which we featured back in March as a Photo of the Day.

Will Dems’ Plan to Thwart the Not-a-Filibuster on Chuck Hagel Hold?

Don’t call it a filibuster. Or, wait, maybe it actually is. Whatever one calls Senate GOP tactics, Senate Democratic leaders are again searching for five Republicans to vote with 55 Democrats Friday morning to end the not-a-filibuster-turned-filibuster and move to a final (simple majority) vote on Hagel’s nomination to become U.S. defense secretary.