Political Rewind:Family reveals Rosalynn Carter's dementia diagnosis; Pence out at GA GOP convention

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Former first lady Rosaylnn Carter reacts during an interview at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 13, 2006.

Credit: (AP Photo/Ric Feld)

The panel

Greg Bluestein, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, @bluestein

Karen Owen, political science professor and dean, University of West Georgia, @ProfKarenOwen

Tanya Washington, professor of law Georgia State University, @AskProfW

Tia Mitchell, Washington reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, @ajconwashington

The breakdown: 

1. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.

• The announcement comes less than four months after former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at the couple's home in Plains, Ga.
• Her family and The Carter Center made statements late Monday afternoon. 
  • Carter has been a longtime advocate for mental health and caregiving. 
• You can send your well-wishes here. 

2. Far-right members threaten a 'reckoning' over McCarthy's debt limit deal.

• Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia) said he will opposed the deal. 
• The deal McCarthy and Biden reached in principle over the weekend would avoid a historic government debt default by raising the nation's debt ceiling for nearly two years.
  • It also sets spending caps for the federal budget, raises the age of food stamp recipients subject to work requirements and claws back funding for the Internal Revenue Service. 

3. More politicians are expected to come to Georgia's GOP convention, but some big leaders sit out. 

• President Trump will speak at the convention slated for the weekend at June 9 in Columbus, Ga.
• Mike Pence, Gov. Brian Kemp, and Attorney General Chris Carr say they won't attend.

Thursday on Political Rewind: AJC Editor-at-large Kevin Riley joins the show.