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Americans agree: The country is going to hell in a handbasket
The number of American voters who think the country is headed in the right direction fell by 11 percentage points over the past week, placing it at its lowest level in two years, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey.
Former Sen. Jim DeMint keeps focus on Obamacare
Former Sen. Jim DeMint published a letter to President Obama on Thursday that trumpets complaints about the president's health care law, even as many Republicans appear to be backing away from their Obamacare demands in a bid to end the government shutdown and raise the nation's debt limit.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann: Obamacare should be optional
Rep. Michele Bachmann said Thursday the new health care law should be an optional program for people who want it.
Senate immigration bill adds 17 million potential voters to U.S.
The Senate immigration bill would add 17 million new potential voters to the U.S. within 25 years, according to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies, released Thursday that argues the influx could have a major effect on American politics.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen: We should have hammered out this budget thing months ago
Rep. Chris Van Hollen said Thursday that his fellow Democrats have been trying to negotiate over the federal budget since March, only to be rebuffed in the months leading up to the government shutdown.
Obama, congressional leaders not about to win a popularity contest: poll
Favorability ratings of President Obama and congressional leaders are significantly worse now than before the government shutdown, a Gallup poll reported on Thursday.
Terry McAuliffe up 8 points in Virginia governor's race: poll
Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli by eight points in the Virginia governor's race, 47 percent to 39 percent — with Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis taking 8 percent — in a poll released Thursday less than a month from election day on Nov. 5.
Obama: Obamacare not the reason for cuts in workers' hours
President Obama on Wednesday continued tying the government shutdown to House Republicans, making the case there are real people in the D.C. region and beyond who are being harmed by partisan gridlock.
Rep. McCaul: Obama must confront growing threat from al-Shabaab
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Wednesday that the Obama administration must confront the growing threat that the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab poses to the U.S. — in particular from Americans recruited to fight for the terrorist group overseas and who could return home to launch an attack on American soil
House GOP rejects all-hands meeting with Obama
House Republican leaders rejected President Obama's offer to host the entire House GOP caucus at the White House on Thursday, countering that they would instead send their elected leaders and key committee chairmen to talk.
Rep. Michele Bachmann: Civil disobedience possible against Obama 'thuggery'
Rep. Michele Bachmann believes that President Obama has committed impeachable offenses and that the nation could be on the cusp of the kind of civil disobedience that led to the public uprising in Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood.
D.C. officials plea for shelter from shutdown
Fighting to carve the District of Columbia out of the government shutdown fight, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton deployed more than 100 people to lobby senators Wednesday, asking them to vote on a House-passed bill that would give the city the right to stay open using its own money.
Barrasso: Obamacare rollout is a 'fiasco'
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso on Wednesday lambasted the rollout of insurance markets tied to Obamacare, saying news outlets, customer reviews and tech experts agree the plan's first days have been "a complete disaster."
Obama invites lawmakers to White House
President Obama is inviting congressional lawmakers of both parties to the White House this week, with separate meetings for Democratic and Republican lawmakers to discuss the government shutdown and debt-ceiling impasse.
Senate chaplain chides body over veteran benefits
Senate Chaplain Barry Black hasn't been shy of late in calling out lawmakers in his daily opening prayer on the chamber floor.
Shutdown vanity: hey DC men, the 'business of handsomeness' hasn't shut down, so look sharp
It is the ultimate challenge for powerful men in the nation's capital who know the value of a flawlessly shaved cheek and a haircut to be reckoned with: "Don't let the shutdown hinder your handsomeness," say those who purvey the tools of the trade.
Yellen Fed pick gets mixed reviews on Capitol Hill
President Obama's decision to nominate Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen to the Fed's top position is receiving mixed reviews on Capitol Hill while providing a brief diversion from the government shutdown and debt limit fight that's transfixed Washington.
VIDEO: Sen. Tom Coburn rips up 'government' credit card
Maybe it was inevitable someone brought a credit card and a pair of scissors to the Senate floor. On Tuesday, that someone was Sen. Tom Coburn who had to ask special permission from the chamber in order to have the dangerous tool on the floor.
Paul Ryan comes out of shadows, calls for lasting reforms to end shutdown stalemate
Former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a key budget-minder in Congress who's been quiet during the government shutdown, re-entered the fray on Wednesday with an op-ed that takes the fiery rhetoric down a notch and calls on President Obama to come to the negotiating table.
N.J.'s Chris Christie refuses to rule out presidential bid in gubernatorial debate
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to rule out running for president in 2016 during the first debate of his re-election campaign, saying that if he does a good job as governor, then his political future will take care of itself.
