The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that police may take DNA samples of those arrested for serious crimes, narrowly upholding a Maryland law. This could lead to more widespread collection of DNA by police. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics
Michael Steele, a former Republican National Committee chairman and former lieutenant governor of Maryland, says he may run for Maryland governor in 2014.
Senator Frank Lautenberg, a NJ Democrat and the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, died yesterday at the age of 89. Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, will name his replacement. It will be a very interesting opportunity for Christie, who has crossed party lines in his cooperation with the President, and may have his own Presidential ambitions.