Speaker of the House John Boehner watches as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks on the debt ceiling vote in Washington
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) watches as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) speaks on the upcoming debt ceiling vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 28, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Sunday House Speaker John Boehner should give Congress a chance to vote on the Democrat-proposed clean funding bill.
House Speaker John Boehner Sunday Congress would not pass a so-called clean bill raising the U.S. debt limit unless the Democrats negotiate on spending.
Shutting down the U.S. government was only the first salvo in what promises to be an ugly battle in coming days over both the debt ceiling and the 2014 fiscal budget.
Americans may be holding congressional Republicans responsible for the partial shutdown of the federal government, but it's too soon to tell that ire will affect next year's midterm elections.
Websites where consumers sign up for the new U.S. healthcare law were partially suspended Saturday to fix "glitches" in the system, federal officials say.
U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called the federal shutdown a "farce," urging Congress to pass a budget, "pay our bills" and avoid "an economic shutdown."
U.S. officials said the Affordable Care Act website will be down for maintenance in off-peak hours this weekend, drawing fire from GOP critics of the law.
The White House said Friday the government shutdown is harming the Treasury Department's ability to administrate sanctions against Iran.
President Obama, during a walk from the White House to a Washington sandwich shop, said a House budget vote is the "only way" to end the government shutdown.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has told colleagues he will allow a House vote on raising the federal debt limit, GOP House members said Thursday.
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