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–The UK’s general elections are today. Our colleague Glen Levy has a nice walk-up and Nate Silver runs over possible outcomes.
—Damian Paletta has more on the Republican plan for Fannie and Freddie I mentioned last night. It would eventually end the government conservatorships for both institutions and, as I said, it’s a whole can of worms Democrats don’t want to open right now.
–The White House apparently plans to rebut Republican amendments one-by-one. Here’s Dan Pfeiffer on consumer protection.
–One consequence of the Dodd-Shelby amendment passed yesterday is that it may have put the legislation at odds with pay-as-you-go rules.
–Timothy Geithner and Hank Paulson testify today on “shadow banking” before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
–John Kerry and Joe Lieberman are wagering the oil spill will provide momentum for their energy bill and that Lindsey Graham will come around sooner or later. They reportedly plan to introduce their bill next week.
–Weighing in on Lieberman’s proposed citizenship-stripping bill, Glenn Greenwald points to this 1967 Supreme Court case: “Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation thereof,” and this 1980 one dealing with what constitutes “voluntary renunciation.”
–Crack reporting from TIME on the Times Square case here and here.
–If you’re not following Michael Schuman’s writing on Greece, you should be. (Well, maybe not if you want to sleep easy at night.)
–And Robert Rodriguez makes his indelible mark on the immigration debate. (Warning: It’s more “From Dusk Till Dawn” than “Spy Kids 3D,” so proceed with caution.)
What did I miss?