President Obama addresses a national TV audience from the White House at 9 p.m. ET. Topic: the debt ceiling. Watch live.
CNN panel keeps saying how the two sides are still wrangling over spending cuts and tax increases. Have they not been paying attention to the Reid plan? No tax increases. Big spending cuts. Hello?
The full text of Speaker Boehner’s remarks.
Probably too much to ask that the cable nets bring on guests with expertise on the budget or on economics to provide insight and perspective on a budget and economics story.
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are cautioning not to give up yet on their ability to hammer out a debt deal that will avoid default and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Brian Beutler maps out the narrow, rocky path that could lead to a compromise.
The ATF failed to give its employees in Mexico a heads up that the agency’s sting operation to interdict gun smuggling was going to include letting suspected smugglers bring guns from the U.S. across the border into Mexico.
Club for Growth has poured at least $1.5 million into the Wisconsin recall battles.
