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'Best and brightest' techies drafted to fix Obamacare computer glitchesRepublican lawmakers are demanding that HHS Secretary Sebelius tell them how and why the Obamacare rollout got bogged down with computer problems. HHS says it’s getting expert help.
Sen. Ted Cruz breaks political crockery – right and leftTed Cruz is the face of a newly-revived tea party movement that's as much a threat to the establishment GOP as it is to Democrats. No one has been more successful at articulating his message.
'Kentucky kickback': an issue for Mitch McConnell or just friendly fire?The deal ending the government shutdown included an obscure, one-line change to an unrelated law that increased authorization for spending on a massive water project in Kentucky, the home state of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell.
Republicans acting like Democrats – fighting with themselvesAfter the tea party-led government shutdown and threat of default, the Republican Party is trying to figure out how to reunify. With the GOP polling at historic lows, it won't be easy.
Homeland Security: Can Jeh Johnson handle agency's big challenges?Obama nominated Jeh Johnson Friday to lead the Department of Homeland Security. At Defense, he was in the middle of a host of sensitive policy issues facing the Obama administration.
Government shutdown: why new talks in Congress might avert another oneRep. Paul Ryan (R) and Sen. Patty Murray (D) are leading a conference committee to hash out a new federal budget. But everyone knows even a modest compromise won't be easy.
- Government shutdown: why new talks in Congress might avert another one
Rep. Paul Ryan (R) and Sen. Patty Murray (D) are leading a conference committee to hash out a new federal budget. But everyone knows even a modest compromise won't be easy.
Monitor BreakfastTrade policy must discourage 'race to bottom' for US workers, says trade repUS trade representative Michael Froman says Obama's trade policy includes trying to 'level the playing field' for US firms and workers. To that end, currency manipulation by other countries is one concern.
Has Ted Cruz peaked?While Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas has been widely mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 2016, his recent star turn – becoming the face of tea party resistance to Obamacare – has polarized public opinion about him.
Detroit's bankruptcy woes: five key things to know Detroit is a city in continued crisis, facing, among other things, pending insolvency that would make it the largest US city to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Here are five things to know about the Motor City.
Why did tea partyers surrender? Because January will be different, they say.The government shutdown ended and the debt limit was raised without Republicans getting anything in return. But two things will have changed when the fight resumes next year, tea party lawmakers say.
A new shutdown clock is ticking. Can Washington avoid a rerun?The deal that ended the shutdown funds the government only until Jan. 15. Few can imagine another shutdown, but agreement is also hard to see.
- A new shutdown clock is ticking. Can Washington avoid a rerun?
The deal that ended the shutdown funds the government only until Jan. 15. Few can imagine another shutdown, but agreement is also hard to see.
Government shutdown over: How big of a hit did the US economy take?Congress's resolution of the government shutdown and debt limit crisis has some upbeat implications, but the fiscal stare-down also did some lasting damage to the US economy.
Obama tells Republican foes to 'win an election.' Taunting?In his post-government shutdown speech, President Obama suggested the best way for Republicans to get what they want is to win an election. Conservatives saw the remark as gloating.
Congress passes bill ending fiscal crisis. What was it all about?President Obama signed the measure into law shortly after midnight Thursday. But it leaves open the possibility that the whole thing can happen again in a few short months.
Debt limit deal: Obama may have won, but victory is hardly lastingObama ended up conceding little to get Republicans to end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit, but all he won was a delay of a few months before the next (same) fight.
Republicans attack national parks chief over government shutdown closuresAt a tense House hearing Wednesday, Republicans pilloried the national parks director for closings during the government shutdown. Democrats counter: What else was he supposed to do?
Debt limit debacle: Who won and who lost?Congress appears to be on its way toward passing a deal that will end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit, at least until next year. But it's tough to find any winners.
Congress races to head off US default, will it beat the clock?Senate majority leader Harry Reid and minority leader Mitch McConnell expected to wrap up their negotiations in time to hold votes on the package Wednesday. The deal was expected to mirror one that Senate leaders discussed over the weekend.
