Senate Democrats are looking for payback from Republicans as the clock runs down on debt talks.
Minority leader Mitch McConnell pitches Senate strategy in fiscal debate, after White House pushes back on House plan.
President Obama meets with House Republicans, as GOP strategy steps back from debt limit fight and focuses on battle over government funding.
President Obama's liberal base is urging him to stand firm as pressure mounts for him to abandon his "no negotiations" stance on fiscal talks.
As Obama and Democrats push a new debt plan, a Fox News Poll shows voters are against raising the debt limit without spending cuts.
Fear of default worsens as President Obama refuses to budge and the partial shutdown drags on.
President Obama is avoiding the publicity hit for an expensive overseas trip.
Republicans drive Democrats to negotiate by talking about funding parts of the government rather than shutting it down.
President Obama is hard pressed to defend spending tens of millions of dollars on a trip to Asia, during a government shutdown.
ObamaCare insurance exchanges launch under shadow of government shutdown.
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