Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) laid out his energy policy plans in a speech in Houston, Texas. McCain called for offshore drilling and attacked proposals for a windfall profits tax on oil companies.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announced the formation of his new national security advisory team, which includes former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA). The full list of members of the working group is available here.

Responding to reports that the U.S. government has been recruiting “mentally distressed veterans” for pharmaceutical drug tests that have been associated with suicide, Obama said in a statement Tuesday that it is “outrageous and unacceptable that our government would irresponsibly endanger veterans.”  He promised to request a “full and thorough investigation.”