House Republicans try to force Reid’s hand on FAA shutdown but he won’t give in, tens of thousands thrown out of work.

Rep. Steve King (R-IA): covering birth control will make us a “dying civilization.”

Hearing from some folks up in the sausage factory that the Dems may not be giving in so easily on the FAA shutdown after all.

Fresh off debt ceiling crisis, Dems likely to concede Republican conditions on FAA shutdown.