Oct 07 Watch Supreme Court opens doors to cases on campaign money, abortion Supreme Court opens doors to cases on campaign money, abortion… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch House GOP plan unclear as Obama reiterates no negotiation under shutdown threat House GOP plan unclear as Obama reiterates no negotiation under shutdown threat… Continue watching
Oct 07 Amid shutdown, Treasury still set to release new $100 bill Tuesday The newly-redesigned $100 notes. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. On Tuesday, the redesigned $100 notes featuring Benjamin Franklin and sporting new anti-counterfeit features will begin circulation. If you, like us, thought this a somewhat strange occurence during a… Continue reading
Oct 07 What to watch as new Supreme Court term begins The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by turning away hundreds of appeals, including Virginia's bid to revive its anti-sodomy law. The justices took the bench just past 10 o'clock on the first Monday in October, even as much… Continue reading
Oct 07 #FastandFurious ACLU says Obama administration is blocking book about "Fast and Furious" scandal written by federal agent: http://t.co/hhPunW1Pc5 -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 07 Shutdown's seventh day begins with political sniping House Speaker John Boehner at the U.S. Capitol Saturday. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images "He knows what my phone number is, all he has to do is call." That was House Speaker John Boehner appearing on ABC's "This Week,"… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Obama and Boehner escalate war of words The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Hook talks with Hari Sreenivasan about the increasingly contentious war of words between President Obama and Speaker Boehner. Hooks says that the unanimous vote on federal worker pay relieves pressure on Congress only briefly, as… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Obama reacts to continued government shutdown Julie Pace, White House Correspondent for the Associated Press got an exclusive interview with President Obama on Friday, four days into the partial government shutdown. Pace shared the President's comments on the shutdown and the impending debt ceiling with Hari… Continue watching
Oct 05 FROM THE WIRE WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon ordering most of its furloughed civilian employees back to work. Continue reading
Oct 05 Government doors closed, but workers may get paid WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health care in austere times. Now Congress and President Barack… Continue reading