◼ The House of Representatives voted 234 to 190 in favor of the "Cut, Cap and Balance Act - The Hill
The House of Representatives voted 234 to 190 in favor of the "Cut, Cap and Balance Act" -- an updated version of the kind of balanced-budget amendment that Republicans have coveted for years -- but which the White House has said will be vetoed in the unlikely event it passes the Senate and reaches President Obama's desk, the Washington Post reports.
