Morning Scan: Ex-Im Bank Reopens; Ex-Secret Service Agent Sentenced ...

New York Times

The Export-Import Bank reopened on Monday, but things aren't going to be like the good old days any time soon. The Ex-Im Bank lacks a quorum, as three of its five seats are vacant. Even if President Obama nominated members, the Ex-Im Bank's Tea Party-backed Republican enemies in Congress almost certainly wouldn't confirm them. That's going to leave the Ex-Im Bank handling paltry export deals, not the giant loans for aircraft and satellites...