Debt Ceiling

Healthcare.gov, the Obamacare website, has been live for barely two weeks and has operated so poorly during its short existence that it seems certain to replace the Pentagon's infamous $600 toilet seats as the face of federal waste and fraud. (AP/David Mercer)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: No wonder the Obamacare website is a nightmare

Mark Tapscott · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Budget Control Act now front and center in fight to open government, raise debt limit

Susan Ferrechio · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama walks back to the Oval Office after a visit to Martha's Table, which assists the poor and where furloughed federal employees are volunteering, in Washington, Monday. Obama spoke about the government shutdown and the looming debt default during remarks to reporters during his visit. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House postpones Obama meeting with Hill leaders

Brian Hughes · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

The countdown to the U.S. government brush with debt ceiling this week is the top economic news -- not just in American markets, but all over the world. (AP Photo)

The week ahead in economics: Debt limit countdown

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Senate Minority Whip John Cornin, R-Texas; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; and Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo, on their way to the Senate Floor. McConnell is under fire from the Senate Conservatives Fund, which has accused him of being a "turncoat" for working with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Conservative group likens emerging debt deal to ‘Republican surrender’

Rebecca Berg · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Fate of Senate deal will rest with undecided House Republicans

Fate of Senate deal will rest with undecided House Republicans

Susan Ferrechio · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, claimed that failing to raise the debt ceiling would not automatically lead to the U.S. defaulting on its obligations, but it would require the government to "prioritize" its debt payments.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Mike Lee says failure to raise debt ceiling doesn’t have to cause default

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and other Democrat Senators meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama and congressional Democrats are relishing the party unity forged by the fall fiscal fights after some Democrats broke with the president this summer over Syria, government spying, and his leadership choice for the Federal Reserve. But their solidarity will face a tough test if Obama opens negotiations with Republicans on spending levels and entitlement cuts, areas where Democrats have long feared the president is willing to give away too much.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to host congressional leaders at White House

Brian Hughes · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell optimistic that a deal is near

Steve Contorno · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Consumer confidence plunges while other indicators hold up

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Mainstream Media Scream: Tina Brown smears ‘Republican crazies’

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Mainstream Media Scream: Tina Brown smears ‘Republican crazies’

Paul Bedard · October 14, 2013 4:00 am

Obama, Nancy Pelosi talk fiscal impasse

Brian Hughes · October 13, 2013 4:00 am