Tag: Debt Ceiling

Obama approval rating hits record low

Obama approval rating hits record low

Meghashyam Mali · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, is making a bipartisan pitch in the wake of the October 2013 partial government shutdown. On recent stops in his Iowa district, his lack of Republicans criticism was by design, aimed at convincing surly voters that Democrats are the better bet for breaking Washingtonâs gridlock. (AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Campaigning Dems careful not to overplay shutdown

Thomas Beaumont · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

As budget talks begin, hopes for grand bargain fade

David M. Drucker, Susan Ferrechio · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

House Budget Committee chairman, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., makes his way past reporters as House Republicans move to the chamber for a vote as the federal government remains partially shut down and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month, at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Budget panel begins work but admits public skeptical it can reach deal

Sean Lengell · October 30, 2013 4:00 am

Senate Democrats back automatic debt limit hikes

Senate Democrats back automatic debt limit hikes

Andrew Taylor · October 29, 2013 8:16 pm

$15 million spent by the National Park Service to supplement D.C. area concert venues including Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va., which generates up to $30 million in revenue every year. (AP Photo)

Report shows wasteful spending by Park Service as treasured monuments deteriorate

Susan Ferrechio · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

The Hill: Senate Democrats to call for ‘McConnell rule’ on debt ceiling

Washington Examiner · October 29, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, before boarding the Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., before traveling to New York for a visit to Pathways in Technology Early College High School, or P-TECH, in Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. He will also attend a Democratic fundraiser before return to Washington later in the evening. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama calls Dem leaders ahead of budget conference

Meghashyam Mali · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

Ratings firms often wrong but still strong

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks about the importance of education in providing skills for American workers in a global economy, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, during a visit at Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama warns GOP against further spending cuts

Susan Crabtree · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

Falling consumer sentiment could translate to lower consumer spending, a problem for a U.S. economy that remains weak four years after the official end of the recession that began with the financial crisis. (AP Image)

Consumer sentiment falls, hinting at fallout from debt limit fight

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid: House Republicans stand in way of ‘grand bargain’ on budget

Sean Lengell · October 24, 2013 4:00 am