Debt Ceiling

Jay Carney: ‘Birther bill’ only thing missing from Republican debt-ceiling plan

Brian Hughes · September 26, 2013 12:00 am

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer on Tuesday downplayed criticism over President Obama's decision not to speak at Gettysburg National Cemetery on the anniversary of President Lincoln's historic address there. (AP Photo)

Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer likens GOP to ‘people who have a bomb strapped to their chest’

Meghashyam Mali · September 26, 2013 12:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says Oct. 17 is the debt ceiling deadline

Joseph Lawler · September 25, 2013 12:00 am

Republicans and Democrats may seem far apart as deadlines approach for legislation to authorize federal government spending and borrowing for the next fiscal year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Treasury sets hard Oct. 17 debt limit deadline

Conn Carroll · September 25, 2013 12:00 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and other Republicans wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday to say they'd seek spending cuts as part of any agreement to increase the debt ceiling. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Republicans ask Obama administration what kind of debt ceiling hike it is seeking

Joseph Lawler · September 25, 2013 12:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday that his spending proposal designed to prevent a government shutdown at month's end will keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 15. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid’s Senate bill would fund government until Nov. 15, one month less than House plan

Sean Lengell · September 24, 2013 4:00 am

In this Sept. 20, 2013, photo, House Speaker John Boehner is cheered by Republican members of the House of Representatives after passing a bill that would prevent a government shutdown while crippling the health care law that was the signature accomplishment of President Barack Obama's first term, at the Capitol in Washington. Political gridlock in Washington may bring the government itself to a halt next week, as two new polls reflect a broad desire among the public for compromise. Both the Pew Research Center and Gallup released polls showing majorities of Americans in favor of compromise, both the overall principle and the specific example of striking a deal on the budget by politicians who reflect "your views." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner’s office: Budget meeting with Obama unlikely

Brian Hughes · September 24, 2013 4:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warns that investors aren’t worried enough about the debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · September 24, 2013 12:00 am

Examiner Editorial: Six reasons why the national debt keeps growing

Editorial · September 24, 2013 12:00 am

Moody’s economist: Not raising debt limit would be ‘cataclysmic’

Steve Contorno · September 24, 2013 12:00 am

White House: GOP shutdown threat ‘utterly irresponsible’

Susan Crabtree · September 23, 2013 12:00 am

House GOP leaders may delay Obamacare fight until debt ceiling talks

David M. Drucker · September 23, 2013 12:00 am