Tag: Government Shutdown

Beltway Confidential

Five of the biggest shutdown theater videos this week

Charlie Spiering · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown and debt ceiling during a visit to M. Luis Construction, which specializes in asphalt manufacturing, concrete paving, and roadway reconstruction, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, in Rockville, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama to GOP: ‘Stop this farce’

Meghashyam Mali · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

Exclusive: Obama admin allows government union reps to work during shutdown

Susan Crabtree · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

A statue of George Washington is seen amidst American flags adn the Tea Party flag during a rally at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Tea Party is the solution, not the problem

Star Parker · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

Zogby Report Card: Shutdown politics favor Obama, but he hasn’t taken control

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Shutdown politics favor Obama, but he hasn’t taken control

Paul Bedard · October 5, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to a Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Boehner is struggling between Democrats that control the Senate and GOP conservatives in his caucus who insist any funding legislation must also kill or delay the nation's new health care law. Added pressure came from President Barack Obama who pointedly blamed Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remote

David Espo · October 4, 2013 10:23 pm

GOP congresswoman has second thoughts on pay

GOP congresswoman has second thoughts on pay

Henry Jackson · October 4, 2013 9:51 pm

Obama’s no-show in Asia a boost for China

GILLIAN WONGROBERT BURNS · October 4, 2013 9:22 pm

American Legion: Lawmakers using veterans as pawns

American Legion: Lawmakers using veterans as pawns

Kevin Freking · October 4, 2013 9:04 pm

Not all federal agencies taking a hit in shutdown

Alicia Caldwell · October 4, 2013 7:33 pm

White House: Iran sanctions at risk amid shutdown

White House: Iran sanctions at risk amid shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 4, 2013 6:37 pm

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order lunch at Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop near the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. The president and vice president stepped out of the White House on a surprise and rare off-campus stroll to grab lunch at a neighborhood eatery. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama goes for takeout lunch in midst of shutdown

Nedra Pickler · October 4, 2013 6:34 pm