The end of Congress' tortured debt ceiling machinations isn't here yet, but it's in sight, says top Democratic negotiator Chuck Schumer, while adding that "It's premature to talk about any specifics." Schumer emphasized to State of the Union that the deal will be politically difficult to sell to his party, but says, "If there's a word that would be right here that would sum up the mood, it would be relief... Default is far less of a possibility now than it was a day ago." More from the Sunday dial, as per Politico: