Pelosi: Boehner went to ‘dark side’  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn't mince words on Speaker John Boehner's efforts on the debt ceiling, whipping out a Star Wars reference on the House floor Saturday.  —  Instead of working out a compromise with Democrats, she said on the House floor …

The trigger that could lead to a debt deal  —  It's all going to come down to the trigger.  —  Look closely at the Reid and Boehner bills.  The first round of cuts are pretty much the same.  The joint congressional committee charged with recommending further deficit reduction is pretty much the same.

Democrats enforce filibuster against their own debt bill  —  Senate Republicans want a 60-vote threshold for a debt-limit bill to pass the chamber, but it's actually Democrats who are enforcing the filibuster on their own legislation, insisting on delaying a vote until 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

‘Fully engaged’ McConnell expresses optimism on debt deal  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday he and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) are fully engaged with the White House on a debt deal and expressed optimism an agreement will be reached.

Forty-three GOP senators pledge opposition to Reid debt-ceiling plan  —  Forty-three GOP senators on Saturday signed a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) expressing opposition to his debt-ceiling legislation currently being considered in the upper chamber.

Reid alters debt plan to win GOP support  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has revised his plan to raise the debt limit in a last-ditch bid to attract Republican support.  —  The biggest change is that Reid would give the president almost unilateral power to raise the debt limit …

43 Senators Sign Letter Opposing The Reid Bill  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following letter is signed by 43 Republican Senators.  In it they encourage the Majority Leader 'to abandon this reckless proposal and instead pursue a more responsible course of action.  —  The full text of the letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid is below.

As Congress Nears Debt Limit Endgame, Attention Turns to a Trigger  —  If you're hardy, stay up until 1am ET tonight and watch the US Senate take a vote on a debt limit plan.  The plan will retain most of the structure of what Harry Reid has put forward in recent days …