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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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.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said President Barack Obama told congressional leaders at a White House meeting Wednesday "he will not negotiate."
House Republicans' attempt to narrow the government shutdown by funding some U.S. agencies failed Tuesday when Democrats refused to go along.
The reason for government's closure -- Obamacare -- isn't affected even though employees won't get paid and national parks won't be open, President Obama said.
The U.S. Congress Monday failed to reach a budget agreement by the midnight deadline, effectively shutting down the federal government.
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