• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about President Obama’s new budget
• Comedian and actor Carlos Alazraqui joins us in the Los Angeles Bureau at 11am ET / 8am PT for “Coffee With Carlos”
• ISIS militants burned a captured Jordanian pilot to death in a cage, according to a purported video of the violence released Tuesday. The Kingdom of Jordan, which had vowed a swift and lethal response, executed two al Qaeda prisoners by hanging early Wednesday.
• A crowded commuter train rammed a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing setting a train car on fire, killing seven people and seriously injuring nearly a dozen in the railroad’s deadliest crash, authorities said.
• Gov. Chris Christie canceled three scheduled media appearances with reporters in London on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the New Jersey Republican made controversial comments about vaccinations and after a new report revealed lavish travel by Christie that was paid for by others.
• House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act again on Tuesday. It was the 56th shot they’ve taken at the law, and just like every other time they’ve tried to erase President Obama’s signature achievement, this attempt was doomed to fail. The GOP have nowhere near the veto-proof majority they’d need to kill Obamacare.
