• Bill Press of “The Full Court Press” joins us at the Beverly Hilton from 6am to 6:30am

• Cenk Uygur of “The Young Turks” joins us at the Beverly Hilton from 7am to 7:30am PT

• John Fugelsang joins us at the Beverly Hilton from 7:30am to 8am PT for a big announcement

• Gavin Newsom of “The Gavin Newsom Show” joins us at the Beverly Hilton from 8am to 8:30am

• Eliot Spitzer of “Viewpoint” calls in from 8:30am to 8:45am

• Jennifer Granholm of “The War Room” joins us at the Beverly Hilton from 8:45am to 9am

• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday afternoon announced they have reached a deal to keep funding federal operations past September 30 and avert a government shutdown.

• Tea Party darling Ted Cruz convincingly defeated the Republican establishment favorite in Texas’ runoff election Tuesday, capturing the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).

• Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit, has died at the age of 86, his nephew said Tuesday.