Gov't shutdown deadline looms but infighting continues
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is vowing to filibuster the Democratic led bill in the Senate that would strip out the provision tying health care to the debt ceiling
Debt Ceiling
Budget showdown could force government shutdown in Washington
House republicans are determined to defund Obamacare and neither the president nor senate Democrats are backing down
Is a government shutdown inevitable?
With neither Republicans nor Democrats willing to back down over Obamacare and the budget, a government shutdown could be coming
"Do not call" list complaints up
"Do not call" list complaints up and more of the latest MoneyWatch headlines
BlackBerry founders buying company?
The founders of BlackBerry are considering a bid to buy the company, plus more MoneyWatch headlines
What Congress left undone before its August recess
Lawmakers were surprisingly productive in the first half of the year, but they still left much unfinished, adding to an already packed agenda in the fall
2016 and the debt ceiling
The nation's debt limit must be raised again, and the need will become critical this autumn, as the race for the presidency heats up
Will the GOP demand something for debt ceiling hike?
The U.S. will need to increase its borrowing authority by March 16; Mitch McConnell talks potential roadblocks
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
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Trump vows Iran war to end "very quickly" as more troops head to Mideast
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
Professor to present findings questioning whether Epstein killed himself
Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
Photo of Jane Doe shared in Snapchat group on night of alleged rape
