How the White House sees the shutdown (and debt ceiling!) fight  —  To the White House, the shutdown/debt ceiling fight is quite simple, and quite radical: Republicans are trying to create a new, deeply undemocratic pathway through which a minority party that lost the last election can enact …

Fiscal Crisis Continuing Coverage of the Budget Debates  —  Republicans Say Boehner Has Offered Assurances on Default  —  WASHINGTON — With a budget deal still elusive and a deadline approaching on raising the debt ceiling, Speaker John A. Boehner has told colleagues that he is determined …

GOP aides: Boehner tells colleagues he will avoid a default on federal debt  —  House Speaker John A. Boehner, apparently sharing Obama administration alarm about a possible debt default, has told colleagues he will act to raise the federal debt limit even if he has to rely on the votes of House Democrats, GOP aides said Thursday.

Driver killed after chase from White House to Capitol  —  A car chase that began when a driver struck a White House security barrier ended across downtown Washington, when police shot and killed the driver on a street near the U.S. Capitol, police said.  —  The woman driving the car was unarmed, law enforcement sources said.

Capitol lockdown lifted after shots fired  —  The U.S. Capitol and adjacent buildings were locked down Thursday afternoon, after multiple gun shots were fired on Capitol Hill.  —  Capitol Police have advised House and Senate employees to “shelter in place” and move away from and lock doors and windows.

Poll: Americans not happy about shutdown; more blame GOP  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  On day three of the partial government shutdown, a new CBS News poll reveals that a large majority of Americans disapprove of the shutdown and more are blaming Republicans than President Obama and the Democrats for it.