Conservatives Wary of Deal  —  Speaker John Boehner may be trying to finalize a plan to raise the debt limit, but House conservatives are already skeptical of his efforts.  In interviews, several of them tell me they're unlikely to support any deal that may emerge.

White House: Obama Will Never Negotiate On The Debt Limit Again  —  White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that lifting the debt ceiling will be non-negotiable for as long as Barack Obama is president.  —  “Whether it's today, or a number of weeks from now, or a number of months from now …

Smash-mouth Reid (Video)  —  President Obama has handed over the reins of leadership on government funding and the debt limit to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).  —  Reid is now fully in charge of his party's negotiating strategy, a significant change from past showdowns with Republicans.

‘House of Indecision’  —  House Republican leaders met today at the Capitol, but they made little progress toward solving the fiscal crisis, or calming the GOP's growing tensions.  They remain undecided on the contours of a potential deal, and on how to sell one, especially to the conference's bloc of skeptical conservatives.

CNN Shutdown Poll: Plenty of blame to go around  —  Washington (CNN) - Most Americans say the government shutdown is causing a crisis or major problems for the country, according to a new national poll.  —  And while a CNN/ORC International survey also indicates that slightly more people …

Republicans Lose Ground vs. Obama in the Shutdown Blame Game  —  The Republicans in Congress have lost ground against Barack Obama in blame over the government shutdown, with Americans expressing increasing criticism of both parties in Washington, while the president's avoided that rise in public ire.

Bachmann: ‘End Times’ Are Coming Because Obama Is Supporting Al-Qaeda  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claims the end of days is near, and as proof the former Republican presidential candidate cited President Barack Obama's decision last month to support Syrian rebels, which she calls al-Qaeda terrorists …