A Divided Congress Confronts A Rising Cyberthreat

Here's the summary of the latest Kaiser poll:

Jonathan Bernstein notes that congress is both despicable and regularly despised:

In the wake of bruising fights in their own ranks over the "fiscal cliff" and aid for victims of superstorm Sandy, Republicans open a new Congress more divided than ever.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress returns to work this coming week, divided over measures to create jobs and scorned by the nation it was elected to help lead....

With his gun proposals dividing Congress, President Barack Obama conceded Monday the challenges he faces in winning support for measures ranging from criminal checks on gun buyers to an assault weapons ban. But, he declared: “We don’t have to agree on everything to agree it’s time to do something.” Obama argued that there’s bipartisan support for universal background checks and for gun trafficking laws. But, acknowledging the political challenges he faces, he would say only that the assault weapons ban deserves a vote in Congress.

President Barack Obama is confronting Americans' anxiety over rising gasoline prices by drawing attention to his energy policies and taking credit for rising oil and gas production, a greater mix of energy sources and decreased consumption, AP reports.