The Morning Briefing: Let's Trade the Vodka for Diet Coke. I Have a Kremlin Hangover.

<![CDATA[Happy Monday, Morning Briefing readers. I'm filling in for Kruiser today — I'm not sure where he is, but the last time any of us saw him, he was chasing and cursing the ice cream man because he ran out of Bomb Pops. It's also his mom's 87th birthday, so let's all wish Mama Kruiser a happy birthday! ]]>