As Congress heads home for a week-long recess, I’m looking forward to the break as well. The past few weeks have been consumed by the immigration debate in Washington, leaving me little opportunity to focus on the big picture. As we head into the summer, I’m really looking forward to finding some time to read, relax and plot a course for the months ahead.

• An Incredible Week on the Long March to Right America - Mark Tapscott, The Examiner
• Overpowering the Immigration Overhaul Bill - Mary Lu Carnevale, Wall Street Journal
‚Ä¢ McCain’s Courage - Sen. Tom Coburn, National Review Online
‚Ä¢ McConnell’s Vote on Immigration Bill Shows Distancing From Bush - Laura Litvan, Bloomberg
• Immigration Bill Failure Proves Rasmussen’s First Law of Politics - Rasmussen Reports

• Trade Promotion Authority Could Vanish with a Whimper - Daniella Markheim, Heritage Foundation
• End of a Free-Trade Era - Doug Bandow, American Spectator
• Ailing Party: The GOP debate over health care - Michael Tanner, National Review Online
• Analysis: Experts rate Mass. health plan - Rosalie Westenskow, United Press International
• Big Ethanol wins big on CAFE - Timothy P. Carney, The Examiner

• Democrats on Capitol Hill silencing minority on web - David All, TechRepublican
‚Ä¢ Move over, MoveOn: GOP’s a-comin’ - Mike Allen, Politico
• Hillary Clinton’s ‘Patriotic’ Tax Hike - Amanda Carpenter, Townhall
‚Ä¢ New ‘missile defense caucus’ forms in House - Associated Press
• Like House colleagues, senators keep earmarks quiet - Drew Griffin & Kathleen Johnston, CNN

‚Ä¢ Gordon Brown’s Early Test - Nile Gardiner, National Review Online
• GOP sees an icon in Thatcher - Kathryn Jean Lopez, Albany Times Union
• Bush, Putin May Mask Tension With Comity - Brendan Murray & Catherine Dodge, Bloomberg
‚Ä¢ Kyoto: Not For All The Coal In China - Editorial, Investor’s Business Daily
• The Value of Security Contractors in Iraq - Michael Hardiman, CNSNews.com