Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin (R) is likely to announce this week that he’ll challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in a GOP primary, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports.

The Daily Caller reports Bevin “has hinted at a possible run for months.”

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Steve Kornacki: “If the polls are right and Chris Christie wins a lopsided reelection victory this fall, it will put the New Jersey governor in position to seek the presidency in 2016… What’s not getting much attention is the flip-side: the severe consequences that winning a second term as governor could have for Christie’s ability to raise money for a national campaign – and the possibility that he might be compelled to resign his office during his second term if he’s going to seek the White House.”

“This is the result of two federal rules, one from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board dating back nearly two decades and the other from the SEC in 2011, that drastically curb the ability of employees of Wall Street firms to donate to governors seeking federal office and of the uniquely broad appointment powers that come with the New Jersey governorship. Put together, they have the potential to prevent Christie from raising millions of dollars from a cash-rich sector – the financial services industry – that has been particularly enthusiastic about him.”

Hillary Clinton “may or may not run for president in 2016, but the conservative effort to derail her potential candidacy is already underway,” CNN reports.

“The organizers behind Stop Hillary PAC, a political action committee quietly incorporated in May, are stepping into public view this week as they ramp up their efforts to harangue Clinton as she mulls over her political future.”

“With the field for next year’s Democratic primary nomination for governor becoming clearer, so too is the realization that the battle between incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn and challenger Bill Daley will be fought more along personal rather than ideological lines,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

“Quinn already has signaled a willingness to portray Daley, the son and brother of former Chicago mayors, as a candidate of wealth and entitlement. And Daley, already accusing Quinn of failing to govern, is ready to link the governor’s leadership style to his imprisoned predecessor, Rod Blagojevich. All this with more than eight months before the March 18 primary day.”

Politico: “With the House sliced and diced into districts that leave most incumbents insulated from any serious reelection challenge — and a host of prized Senate recruits from both parties deciding they’d rather just stay home — control of Congress could be decided next year by the fewest number of states and congressional districts in a decade or more.”

“The parties out of power are in a critical window over the next several months to expand the map or risk ceding seats that should be within reach. They’re confident they’ll pull it off: Check back in the new year and the landscape will look a lot different, they say.”