Sunday show wrap-up: Immigration grabs spotlight

IMMIGRATION

Top GOP senator won’t dismiss talk of shutdown over immigration  Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said, “we’re having those discussions.”  http://ow.ly/ElHRJ

Lee: US ‘not heading into a government shutdown’  “There are a lot of reasons for that,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said.  http://ow.ly/Em4n2

McCaskill ‘not crazy’ about executive action on immigration  The Democrat called on Republicans to take up immigration reform in the House.  http://ow.ly/Em5GO

Cole: Obama being ‘political and cynical’ on immigration  The Republican predicted the GOP won’t take the “bait” and shut down the government.  http://ow.ly/ElSwr

Becerra spars with former Bush AG on immigration action  The Democrat told Alberto Gonzales to think “if it were your child” being separated.  http://ow.ly/ElOdl

Romney says there are ‘more productive ways’ to fight Obama than shutdown  “The American people spoke loud and clear,” he said.  http://ow.ly/ElZsQ

Jindal: GOP should do ‘everything they can’ to stop Obama on immigration  “No, we shouldn’t shut down the government,” the governor said.  http://ow.ly/ElXM4

OBAMACARE

HHS chief: ObamaCare ‘based on transparency’  Burwell said she fundamentally disagrees with Jonathan Gruber’s comments.  http://ow.ly/ElTcb

HHS: 100K new O-Care applications on first day  The website appears to be working much better than it did last year.  http://ow.ly/ElU2J

ISIS

ISIS fight authorization vote can’t wait, key Democratic senator says  Durbin said a new video is a “tragic reminder of the savagery of ISIS.”  http://ow.ly/ElGT6

Netanyahu: ISIS fight a ‘global conflict’  ISIS “has to be defeated,” the Israeli prime minister said.  http://ow.ly/ElDXo

ISRAEL

Israel and US ‘one family,’ Netanyahu says  He would not address comments from an Obama official who called him “chickens—.”  http://ow.ly/ElDZF

KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

Dem senator: No ‘hard assurance’ of Keystone veto  Whitehouse said he would “hope and expect” that Obama would veto the pipeline.  http://ow.ly/ElKiP

2016

Franken: ‘Sure’ there will be challenger to Hillary Clinton  “I’m sure someone will jump in,” the Minnesota Democrat said.  http://ow.ly/ElKUu

NORTH KOREA

Clapper crosses North Korea trip off bucket list  Clapper said he was “quite apprehensive” when touching down in Pyongyang.  http://ow.ly/ElNEW