Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) slams Sen. John McCain's attack on Tea Party freshmen for "foolish" demands in the debt debate. FULL POST

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach explains why he's "surprised" God's approval rating is as high as 52% among U.S. voters.

Related: Poll: 52 percent approve of God’s job performance

CNN's Richard Quest says the rest of the world views the U.S. as a "vacuum cleaner sucking up huge amounts of capital."

Related: House vote on Republican debt plan set for Thursday

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on 'Mini Darth Vader's' Capitol Hill lobbying against Medicaid cuts.

DEBT CEILING CLOCK TICKS ON – With the clock ticking down, House Speaker John Boehner will rewrite his debt ceiling legislation to ensure that it meets his oft-stated pledge to cut spending more than Congress increases the federal borrowing limit. That was the word from Boehner's office after the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday evening estimated that the Budget Control Act of 2011 would reduce deficits by only $851 billion over 10 years. A House vote planned for Wednesday was pushed back a day following the CBO report. FULL POST