No End In Sight To Government Shutdown After 'Unproductive' White House Meeting
After weeks of talking past each other, congressional leaders and President Barack Obama talked to each other Wednesday evening - only to emerge evidently no closer to a deal to halt the government's...
View ArticleGOP Legislator: Boehner Won't Let Government Default On Its Debt
The federal government may not be hit with a double whammy on top of the ongoing shutdown, as House Speaker John Boehner told a group of fellow GOP legislators that he won't let the nation default on...
View ArticleObama Says He'd Talk On GOP's Terms - If They Raise Debt Ceiling, Fund...
President Barack Obama is ready to talk even on Republicans' terms, he insisted Tuesday, so long as Congress acts first to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling - even for a short...
View ArticleCongressman Faces Drug Charges, Apologizes in Statement
Rep. Trey Radel is due in D.C. superior court Wednesday, charged with misdemeanor cocaine possession after an October 29 arrest, according to court documents, CNN's Athena Jones reports. The 37...
View ArticleEric Cantor, No. 2 House Republican, Loses Primary in Big Upset
In what's being called a political "earthquake," the No. 2 Republican in the House, Eric Cantor, lost his primary on Tuesday to a college professor and tea party neophyte. Cantor conceded the race with...
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