Boehner: No chance for "clean" bill on debt limit

In Saturday remarks, Boehner says approving a hike to the debt limit will require "really, really big" concessions

• Apr 11, 2011

Donald Trump keeps pushing "birther" claims

In Fox News interview, Trump says he's "really concerned" about whether or not Obama was born in America

• Apr 11, 2011

Rick Santorum on the campaign trail

As Rick Santorum runs for the Republican presidential nomination, CBS News takes a look at his career.

• Apr 11, 2011
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Pawlenty taps Nick Ayers as campaign manager

GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty picks former RGA executive as campaign manager for presidential exploratory committee

• Apr 11, 2011

White House: Obama to outline deficit plan

President to lay out proposal for reducing federal deficit in Wednesday speech, says top White House adviser

• Apr 10, 2011

Rep. Paul Ryan's constituents mostly supportive

House Budget Committee Chairman has proposed sweeping spending cuts in the future that may affect his recession-hit hometown

• Apr 9, 2011

Budget deal still leaves $1.6 trillion deficit

Mark Knoller: Budget cuts in deal to avert government shutdown are a drop in the bucket, leave largest deficit in history

• Apr 9, 2011

Was shutdown fight a prelude to larger battles?

John Dickerson: Democrats and Republicans avoided a government shutdown, but they make it look harder than it had to be

• Apr 9, 2011

Boehner the big winner in budget talks: Analyst

CBS News' John Dickerson says House Speaker scored more points, Tea Party fared well, Obama not so much

• Apr 9, 2011

King: Budget fight shows strength of Tea Party

Iowa Congressman says Republicans could have won more in budget battle if they'd been willing to face gov't shutdown

• Apr 9, 2011

Government shutdown avoided in last-minute deal

Deal reached just hours before funding for government would have run out; largest annual spending cut in U.S. history

• Apr 9, 2011

Government shutdown hours away -- deal reached?

With shutdown set to begin at midnight, lawmaker says House Republican leader was selling deal to GOP caucus

• Apr 8, 2011

Budget showdown: Deal or no deal?

Republicans say disagreement is over budget cuts, while Democrats insist the rift is over Planned Parenthood funding

• Apr 8, 2011

Government shutdown: Can they make a deal?

Democrats say talks have stalled over women's health policy issue, while Republicans say overall spending is still the issue at hand

• Apr 8, 2011

No military death benefit during shutdown

Pentagon says families of those killed in the line of duty will not get $100,000 death benefit until government reopens

• Apr 8, 2011

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