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Congress votes to avoid default, open gov't
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to avoid national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown.
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Gov't shutdown: Vote on GOP plan delayed
House Republican efforts to pass legislation averting a Treasury default and ending a government shutdown collapsed Tuesday.
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Reid, McConnell optimistic on shutdown deal
The Senate's top leaders expressed optimism that they were close to an agreement to prevent a national financial default.
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Spending stumbling block to budget deal
The Senate hit an impasse Sunday over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default.
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DC crowd protests WWII memorial's closing
A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial to protest the memorial's closing under the government shutdown.
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Congress lumbers while threatened default looms
Congress lumbered through a day of political maneuvering Saturday while a threatened default by the Treasury crept closer.
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Ariz., other states reopening national parks
Arizona officials say tourists should be able to return to Grand Canyon National Park Saturday following a government plan.
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Accelerated efforts, no agreement on shutdown
With time running short, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans accelerated efforts to end the shutdown.
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Boehner offers a short-term debt extension
House Republicans softened their long-standing demands and the White House appeared agreeable to a compromise.
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Gov't shutdown: Obama to talk to GOP again
President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days.
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Gov't shutdown: Obama, Boehner trade barbs
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner offered hints of compromise but also traded heated rhetoric.
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Debt limit overtaking shutdown as crisis focus
A possible national default loomed closer on Monday as the partial government shutdown lingered, rattling markets.
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Govn't shutdown: Weekend sees little resolution
As the U.S. heads into the sixth day of the government shutdown, there are still no signs of a solution to the impasse.
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Video: Gov't shutdown: House passes back-pay bill
The House passed a bill on Saturday to pay federal workers who are furloughed during the government shutdown.
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Gov't shutdown: House passes back-pay bill
The House passed a bill on Saturday to pay federal workers who are furloughed during the government shutdown.
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Pentagon to recall most furloughed workers
The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.
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Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remote
Prospects for a swift end to the partial government shutdown all but vanished Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend.
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Obama cancels Asia trip because of shutdown
President Barack Obama said Thursday he's canceling a trip to Asia next week because of the government shutdown.
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Camp Pendleton impacted by gov't shutdown
The federal government shutdown has closed all non-essential operations at Camp Pendleton, affecting 1,200 employees.
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Video: Obama, Hill leaders fail to solve shutdown
The government limped into a third day of partial shutdown after a White House meeting yielded no signs of progress.
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Boehner says Obama still won't negotiate
House Speaker Boehner has emerged from a meeting with President Obama to say the president is still refusing to negotiate.
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Video: WH meeting yields no progress on shutdown
After two days, there are no signs of progress over the partial government shutdown.
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Video: No shutdown end; Dems, GOP trade blame
There are suggestions from leaders in both parties that the partial government shutdown could last for weeks.
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Video: Government shutdown: Congress misses deadline
Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in nearly two decades.
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Video: Cruz ends talkathon, Senate heads toward vote
Sen. Ted Cruz ended his filibuster to dismantle Obamacare as the Senate moved to a test vote to avert a government shutdown.
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Video: Senate moving toward Obamacare test vote
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Video: House votes to derail Obamacare, fund gov't
The House voted to cripple the president's health care law as part of a ploy that threatens a partial government shutdown.
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Assault weapons ban dropped from Dems' bill
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