Government shutdown: John Boehner's private fight for Hill health subsidies  —  With the federal government nearing shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner stood on the House floor Monday and called on his colleagues to vote for a bill banning a “so-called exemption” that lawmakers and staffers receive for their health insurance.

Veterans break past World War II Memorial barricade  —  Update 1:45 p.m. ET: House GOP leadership sources tell CNN they plan to vote on a series of bills to fund the government, beginning Tuesday with three measures-spending for veterans, the District of Columbia and the Park Service.

Technical problems plague launch of ObamaCare (Video)  —  ObamaCare's new health insurance marketplaces experienced a range of technical glitches Tuesday morning as they opened to enroll patients for the first time.  —  The federally facilitated online exchanges include functions for creating an account …

The glitchy error-filled misadventures of creating an account on healthcare.gov  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN  —  A friend and I spent the morning trying unsuccessfully to create an account on healthcare.gov and shop for cheaper health insurance.

Poll Indicates GOP Has Been Deeply Damaged By Shutdown Fight  —  Republicans in Washington insist they have simply been upholding the wishes of the American people throughout their efforts to block the Affordable Care Act, but a poll released Tuesday tells a very different story.

Ted Cruz May Be Unwittingly Boosting Rand Paul's Brand  —  Cruz has redefined extremism in the Republican Party to such an extent that Paul doesn't come across as such a dangerous fringe candidate anymore.  —  WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) leaves a Republican Senate caucus meeting …

The Politics of the Government Shutdown  —  With the government having lurched into its first shutdown since the 1990s, many commentators are focusing on the potential ill effects that it might have for Republicans.  Almost all of these analyses use the shutdowns of 1995-1996 as their starting point.

House Leaders Seize on Ted Cruz's Idea to End Shutdown (Updated)  —  Updated 4:23 p.m. |  The House will vote Tuesday evening on three bills to reopen various government programs that were shuttered when appropriations lapsed less than 24 hours ago.  —  One will allow veterans …

Jon Stewart's Rockin' Shutdown Eve  —  If President Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent mullahs in the world but not with House Republicans, maybe he is not the problem.  (07:20)

Government shutdown: Navy-Air Force football game canceled  —  The Defense Department has canceled intercollegiate sports at its three service academies during the government shutdown, according to an announcement Tuesday.  —  The Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy …