It’s finally over. Congress approves debt, budget deal
October 16, 2013
After weeks of wrangling, 16 days of partial shutdown, and less less than two hours before the deadline for the government to lose its borrowing
Senate approves debt, budget deal 81-18; sends bill to House
October 16, 2013
Up against a deadline, Congress raced to pass legislation Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown in
Obama thanks Senate for passing debt, budget bill
October 16, 2013
President Barack Obama is thanking Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate for passing a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avert a
Senate voting to approve deal; House expected to add approval tongiht
October 16, 2013
The Senate approved cloture on the deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit through early next year by 83-16 Wednesday night in
Boehner, other GOP House leaders, will vote for deal
October 16, 2013
Speaker John Boehner and other top House Republican leaders intend to vote for the bipartisan agreement worked out in the Senate to avoid a financial
Congress racing to pass deal avoiding default, reopening government
October 16, 2013
Up against one last deadline, Congress raced to pass legislation Wednesday avoiding a threatened national default and ending a 16-day partial government shutdown along the
Senators announce last minute deal to avoid default, open government
October 16, 2013
Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass
Senate leaders reach deal to avoid debt default, reopen government
October 16, 2013
Senate leaders reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, according to a Republican
Turn out the lights. John Boehner’s party as Speaker is over
October 16, 2013
Talk to any Republican, conservative or moderate, and they will say privately that John Boehner‘s future as Speaker of the House ended Tuesday night when
After House failure to even vote, can Senate save the day?
October 16, 2013
Senate leaders are optimistic about forging an eleventh-hour bipartisan deal preventing a possible federal default and ending the partial government shutdown after Republican divisions forced