• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about the fiscal cliff we are quickly approaching

• Charlie Pierce of Esquire’s Politics Blog calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about John Boehner and the negotiations for avoiding the fiscal cliff

• Julie Bolcer, New York Correspondent for The Advocate Magazine, calls in at 11:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about the Supreme Court taking up the Prop 8 and DOMA cases

• President Barack Obama traveled Monday to Michigan to tout a new investment in domestic auto jobs, while using the opportunity to assail the state’s Republican lawmakers for pursuing “right to work” legislation.

• Representatives from the White House and Speaker John Boehner’s office met Monday behind closed doors but no progress was reported on reaching a solution for avoiding the Fiscal Cliff, and President Barack Obama took his plan for avoiding the Fiscal Cliff on the road to Michigan.

• Republican Sen. John McCain has led the charge against potential secretary of state nominee Susan Rice—and now he wants a spot on the Senate committee that would question her if President Obama picks her to succeed Hillary Clinton.

• Former South African President Nelson Mandela, 94, has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection, according to a government statement Tuesday. He’s in the hospital but the government says there’s no cause for alarm.