Democrats take aim at Cantor amid debt impasse

Democrats take aim at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for debt talk impasse as possible default nears

• Jul 18, 2011

Poll: More voters will blame GOP if no debt deal

New survey says more voters would blame Republicans, rather than the president, in absence of debt limit deal

• Jul 18, 2011

Schumer, Dems say Cantor's wrong

Democrats said Republicans will eventually get on board with a plan to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default

• Jul 18, 2011

Boehner: Cantor and I are "in this fight together"

House speaker defends majority leader's role in deficit reduction talks

• Jul 18, 2011

Geithner: "We're running out of time" on debt talks

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warns that Congress there is no way to buy more time to negotiate over raising the debt ceiling

• Jul 18, 2011

Obama presses on debt deal: "It's decision time"

Aide says Obama wants agreement within 36 hours; Congressional leaders to confer with members to see what could pass

• Jul 18, 2011

Boehner says too many people trying to make deal

Republicans and Democrats barely even speak the same language in debt talks, House Speaker says

• Jul 18, 2011

Boehner: Obama has no debt plan. Republicans do

House Republicans put forward a plan to raise the debt ceiling that's contingent on also passing a balanced budget amendment

• Jul 18, 2011

Obama: Americans back me on debt deal

President points to polls to argue that Americans -- including Republicans -- support his call for deal with revenue increases

• Jul 18, 2011

Obama: We don't need a balanced budget amendment

President Obama said in a press conference today that the House GOP plan to tie a debt ceiling increase to a balanced budget amendment is unnecessary and unrealistic

• Jul 18, 2011

Iowa rep. and family safe after home invasion

Wielding shotgun, congressman's grandson scared off intruder during break-in at Iowa home

• Jul 18, 2011

Sarah Palin documentary has modest opening

"The Undefeated" brought in about $5,000 per screen through Saturday after opening in 10 cities, according to its distributor

• Jul 18, 2011

Texas Gov Rick Perry: "America needs" me

Perry tells Des Moines Register he is starting to feel "called" to run for president

• Jul 18, 2011

Herman Cain backs Tenn. move to ban mosque

GOP candidate says banning mosques not discrimination because Shariah law makes Islam exempt from religious freedoms

• Jul 18, 2011

Obama picks Cordray to head consumer agency

Former Ohio AG chosen over Elizabeth Warren, architect of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opposed by GOP

• Jul 17, 2011

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