A beautiful day for news

  Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of Thursday’s show – lies in politics, plus disclosure dilemmas in political advertisements and an update in the John Ensign scandal.

AP source: Ex-Ensign aide to admit misdemeanor

An aide to former Republican Sen. John Ensign is expected to plead guilty Thursday in U.S. district court to a misdemeanor violation of a federal lobbying law, according to a person close to the case. Full story

History shows Weiner could persevere past scandal

If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending debacle. Full story