John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for the Nation, joins the 1st hour of today’s show to discuss the news of the day.

President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and affiliated Democratic groups raised more than $60 million in May, a steep jump from the previous month, his campaign said on Thursday. We’ll give you the details.

Florida Governor Rick Scott said the state will continue to purge registered voters from the rolls despite the Department of Justice’s warning that the effort is illegal. We’ll bring you the latest.

A freshman Democratic senator thinks he may have found a way to encourage investment in wind, solar and biofuel projects without sapping too many taxpayer dollars or injecting new venom into a bitter partisan battle over energy incentives. We’ll talk about it.