Democratic Senator Harry Reid says, "Gridlock… is ending." But Republican Lindsay Graham says, "Even when we're functioning we're dysfunctional." We look at how Washington's first budget agreement in three years brought an end to paralysis, and how long that's likely to last. Also, fighting in South Sudan leave hundreds dead, and President Obama's delegation to the Winter Olympics is as remarkable both for who's on it — and who's not. Is it a deliberate snub at the anti-gay posture of Vladimir Putin's Russia?
Banner image: (L) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and (R) House Speaker John Boehner. Photos: Gage Skidmore