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House Dems and Reps talk past each other on stalemate
If TV interviews are any indication, both parties in Washington are not about to see eye to eye on how to embark on a path toward ending the federal government shutdown and raising the nation's debt limit.
Harry Reid's office: John Boehner has 'credibility problem'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, through a spokesman, said Monday that GOP House Speaker John A. Boehner is not a credible negotiator anymore, in an attack that further underscores just how tough it will be to get a deal done on either spending or the debt.
Obamacare tech problems may be deeper than thought: analysis
The federal website that hosts the bulk of traffic related to purchasing private insurance through Obamacare may have problems that are built into its infrastructure and extend beyond a crush of traffic, according to a Reuters analysis.
Shutdown angst: Americans say this government shutdown worse than 1995
The shutdown is getting to us: 70 percent of Americans view the ongoing shutdown of the federal government as a crisis or a major problem, even higher than the 56 percent who said the same thing the same at the height of the last shutdown in December, 1995.
Bloomberg to the rescue: Billionaire mayor pumps cash to Cory Booker to save stumbling Senate bid
Supporters of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's bid to fill New Jersey's vacant seat in the Senate are nervous about narrowing poll numbers in what should have been a cakewalk for the high-profile Democrat, according to the New York Times.
Steny Hoyer: This shutdown is much worse than in 1995
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Monday there's no such thing as a "good" government shutdown, but the current standoff is the worst thing he's seen in his 30-plus years in Congress.
Donald Trump tells GOP to stick together amid rocky seas, shutdown
The Republican Party's No. 1 gadfly, Donald Trump, has some advice for right-leaning politicians attempting to wade through the government shutdown and potential default of America's debts.
Dir. of National Intelligence James Clapper deems news coverage "inaccurate and misleading"
"Many of the recent articles based on leaked classified documents have painted an inaccurate and misleading picture of the Intelligence Community. The reality is that the men and women at the National Security Agency and across the Intelligence Community are abiding by the law, respecting the rights of citizens and doing everything they can to help keep our nation safe."
Feds' 'Solar Decathlon' goes on despite shutdown
The government may be shut down but the sun still shines on the Energy Department, which is running the Solar Decathlon, a contest for solar-powered houses.
White House: No 'venom' toward tea party despite clashes
The White House in recent days has hammered tea party Republicans in the House for their role in the government shutdown, but that apparently doesn't mean the administration harbors any deep-seated ill will toward the group.
Top Dem says party can provide most House votes to end shutdown now
Rep. Steve Israel, New York Democrat, said that House Democrats can provide the vast majority of votes needed to pass a "clean" spending bill to keep the House open, rejecting the current House GOP strategy of focusing on small-bore bill targeting key sectors of the shuttered federal bureaucracy.
Obama gives shutdown talk during D.C. lunch run
President Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden on Friday afternoon visited a downtown Washington sandwich shop to grab some lunch and also, they said, to show support for federal workers off the job because of the government shutdown.
Swamped Obamacare site notes customers can sign up by phone
A federal website that is supposed to connect uninsured Americans with coverage options under Obamacare, besieged by visitors since its launch on Tuesday, is now letting customers know they can also sign up by phone.
Sen. Wicker: Republicans will not come away from budget fight empty-handed
As the government shutdown goes into its fourth day, Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican, said that there has to be give and take between the two parties, neither of which are willing to give up on their set of requests.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn: Piecemeal approach to reopening government is not about winners and losers
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, said that the House plan to open the government agency by agency is fiscally responsible and is not a case of picking winners and losers, as many Democrats have accused.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp says he'll vote no on debt ceiling unless it restricts Obamacare
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Republican, said he would vote against raising the debt ceiling before the government runs out of money on Oct. 17 unless he sees a long-term fiscal plan to balance the budget that also puts some restrictions on Obamacare.
GOP congressman backtracks on shutdown 'disrespected' comment
Rep. Marlin Stutzman on Thursday tried to walk back his comment this week that Republicans are fighting the spending battle because the GOP was "disrespected," but Democrats seized on his remark, mockingly apologizing to the Indiana congressman.
GOP lawmaker: Congress has right to change course on Obamacare
Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi Republican, said it's not unreasonable to think Congress could change Obamacare as part of a government funding deal because Congress has changed laws in the past, like slavery and Prohibition.
The White House secretly taking guns away? Super Bowl rigged? Here's the poll
One pollster says that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to embrace conspiracy theories. But as some GOPers will tell you, somebody's got to ponder the existence of secret societies or "men in black" drawing a red line against alien invasions.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic party head, keeping Hill pay during shutdown
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Democrat and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, will continue to collect her salary during the government shutdown that has furloughed 800,000 federal workers without pay.
