Government Shutdown

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,ÃÂ suggested House GOP leaders will continue to link their fight against the health care law to a spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kevin McCarthy: House GOP has more ‘options’ to avoid government shutdown

September 29, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are locked in a battle over the budget and the Affordable Care Act. (AP File)

Politics

House Republicans and Senate Democrats blame each other for empty Capitol on eve of shutdown

Susan Ferrechio -

September 29, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Is it better to fight over government shutdown or the debt limit?

Timothy P. Carney -

September 29, 2013 12:00 am

In 2007, Democrats blasted the Iraq War and pass resolutions against it, while providing funds for the troops. In 2008, opposition to the Iraq War helped them build on their congressional majorities and elect Barack Obama.ÃÂ If Republicans want to advance the conservative agenda, they should study the way that Democrats balanced their liberal goals with the realities of legislating.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Mario Tama, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

House dares Senate Democrats to vote against paying troops

Joel Gehrke -

September 29, 2013 12:00 am

Beltway Confidential

As government shutdown looms, conservatives sound off on who’s to blame

Ashe Schow -

September 29, 2013 12:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested Sunday that stalemated lawmakers might best be able to work out their lingering disagreements in a conference committee.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

News

Rand Paul suggests Congress break government funding gridlock with conference committee

Rebecca Berg -

September 29, 2013 12:00 am

$Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders speak to reporters after a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Pressure is building on fractious Republicans over legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown, as the Democratic-led Senate is expected to strip a tea party-backed plan to defund the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as$