Congress is in a tizzy over Kevin McCarthy's announcement just over an hour ago. The Bakersfield Republican pulled out of the race for Speaker of the House.

Earlier this morning, McCarthy sounded confident about his chances to be elected Speaker. Did he do the math and not see any way to get support from the necessary 218 House members, or was it simply as he put it - he didn't think he could unite his party?

Then, in a move that will distinguish her from President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade accord. In an interview on PBS's "Newshour" Clinton said the agreement does not meet her standard for creating jobs, raising wages, and protecting national security.

In the past, when Clinton served as Obama's Secretary of State, she lobbied for the TPP and said it would set a "gold standard" for lawful, fair international trade accords. Now it's Vice President Joe Biden stumping for TPP. In reaction, labor groups opposing the trade pact said they would not forget Biden's position should he run for president.

A Biden campaign could still be in the offing. Yesterday, the Draft Biden political action committee released a sentimental ad featuring the Vice President's personal tragedies - the death of his young wife and infant daughter - and what it calls his redemption, all set to a moving piano score.

As for the Republican race, Ben Carson’s controversial comments about mass shootings throw another wrinkle in his campaign.

Guests:

Shawn Steel, RNC National Committeeman, California Republican Party

Judson Phillips, Founder of Tea Party Nation

Ken Rudin, Host, Political Junkie podcast, MPR (Minnesota Public Radio) News

Lisa Mascaro, Congressional Reporter, Los Angeles Times; LA Times "McCarthy bows out of Speaker's Race, leaving House GOP in disarray"