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House Bristles at Senate Compromise As Time Ticks On Debt Ceiling
New plan from Republicans to reopen government and lift debt limit
Last-Minute Senate Deal To End Crises Faces Crucial Test
The halls of the Hill were mostly quiet Monday, except for the space outside the offices of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the two men who all agree now hold the promise of …
The Shutdown and John Boehner’s Moment in History
The government shutdown is a tipping point for John Boehner’s career.
Debt Ceiling Looming, Senate Leaders Eye Agreement
Reid and McConnell making progress toward a deal to end shutdown and lift debt ceiling
Democrats Push for GOP Concessions as Debt-Limit Negotiations Continue
The weekend was not long enough to get the job done
Sen. Collins: ‘We Never Should Be in this Situation’
Republican Senator Susan Collins said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that she expects a resolution this week, as hopes fall on the Senate to find a solution to the impending debt limit and resolve the government …
Senate Leaders Step In to Beat Debt Limit Clock
The adults may have finally entered the room, five days before the debt-limit deadline that could trigger economic catastrophe.
House GOP Says No Deal With Obama, Action Moves to Senate
House Republicans left an early morning meeting in the basement of the Capitol on Saturday in agreement: the ball remains in the President’s court.
House GOP Tells ‘Values Voters’ Democrats are to Blame for Shutdown
Members of the House of Representatives, who sparked the government shutdown through fervent opposition to the Affordable Care Act, used the opening day of the Values Voter Summit as an opportunity to rouse right-wing citizens …
White House: ‘Listening And Talking’ With Republicans, But Not Negotiating
After two days of meetings with congressional Republicans, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that President Barack Obama is not negotiating with the GOP.
Shutdown Crisis Inches Toward Resolution As GOP Seeks Escape Hatch
Republicans are ready to find a resolution to a fight that has badly damaged the party’s brand
Obama Signs Bill To Restore Military Death Benefits
His first stopgap funding measure of the shutdown