The president is back home, members of Congress are back home, and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is having trouble at home.

That — and more — are likely to be part of another enchanting segment of the Political Junkie today on Talk of the Nation.

Plus: the latest on the Minnesota Senate race, the new congressman in Illinois, the stalemate in upstate New York, the botched prosecution in Alaska, the internal battles among Virginia Republicans, and a slew of new polls. Special guest: Rep.-elect Mike Quigley.

Remember, the Junkie segment airs every Wednesday on TOTN at 2 p.m. Eastern time, where you can often, but not always, find interesting conversation, useless trivia questions and sparkling jokes.

If your local NPR station doesn't carry TOTN, you can hear the program on the Web or on HD Radio. And if you are a subscriber to XM/Sirius radio, you can find the show there as well (siriusly).

And, immediately following the Junkie segment, we pick up with our political Web chat. I'll be joined by NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley and Michael Tomasky, the Guardian's American editor-at-large. We will focus on President Obama's European trip (with a side visit to Iraq), and what it did or did not accomplish.

If you want to submit questions in advance, you can leave them in the comments section.

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