Oct 04 Internal GOP divisions exposed, might lead to compromise House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks at a GOP event Thursday. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call The stalemate over funding the government might appear at first glance to be a test of wills between two political parties. But… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Defaulting on U.S bond obligations could cause 'mother of all financial crises' Defaulting on U.S bond obligations could cause 'mother of all financial crises'… Continue watching
Oct 03 #texas Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy to be the 48th governor of the this great state of Texas! #TeamWendy— Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) October 3, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 'We have an obligation to govern': Republican Rep. Dent on ending the showdown 'We have an obligation to govern': Republican Rep. Dent on ending the showdown… Continue watching
Oct 03 Members of hacker group Anonymous indicted A grand jury in the United States indicted 13 members of the hacker group Anonymous Thursday. The indictment charges the members of the group with "conspiracy to intentionally cause damage to protected computers" in reported cyber attacks against… Continue reading
Oct 03 Obama calls on Boehner: 'End this shutdown right now' By News Desk EmbedVideo(7615); President Barack Obama warned Americans that the economy will suffer if a "reckless Republican shutdown" continues. At a construction company in Rockville, Md., Thursday, the president held his first press event outside the White House that focused… Continue reading
Oct 03 Treasury warns of catastrophic consequences if debt ceiling isn't raised Photo by Flickr user Tyler Merbler The U.S Treasury warns that a failure to raise the debt ceiling would have devastating economic consequences that could lead to a recession as severe, or worse, than the events of 2008. Continue reading
Oct 03 Shutdown talks end with more finger-pointing, no agreement By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner talks with White House press after meeting with President Obama and congressional leaders Wednesday. Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images Before they walked in, the White House made clear there would be… Continue reading
Oct 02 #michaeljackson BREAKING: Jury rejects claim that concert promoter was negligent in hiring doctor who killed Jackson.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 2, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 02 New York health care shopping site bombarded with 30 million hits ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's website to allow the uninsured to shop for health insurance under the nation's new health care law has struggled under the surge of nearly 30 million hits in two days. New York has just… Continue reading