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President Barack Obama and Republicans are exploring whether they can end a budget standoff that has triggered a partial government shutdown and edged Washington to the verge of an economy-shaking federal default.
A celebrity Alaska fisherman, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and others are telling Congress the government shutdown is hurting the nation's economy.
The mother of U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis has died.
The government's new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews. But people are at least checking them out.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is spelling out some of the dire consequences for veterans of a long-term government shutdown, with about 3.8 million veterans not getting a disability check next month if the shutdown continues into late October.
A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown.
The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he still won't negotiate over re-opening the government or raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Rep. Peter King is charging that tea party-backed members of the House Republican Caucus are trying to "hijack the party."
People receiving benefits from Social Security will be receiving payments on time, amid the Government Shutdown.
More than a third of federal workers would be told to stay home if the government shuts down.
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