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December 20, 2015

Senate budget deal provides back pay for furloughed federal workers

The bipartisan Senate agreement to end the partial government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling will also offer compensation to federal workers who have been furloughed since Oct. 1.

December 20, 2015

Obama signs bill ending partial shutdown, raising debt ceiling

President Obama and his congressional allies succeeded overnight in winning a virtually condition-free increase in the debt ceiling, along with funding to end the partial government shutdown -- but in a deal that left America's debt crisis unaddressed and teed up another battle three months from now.

December 20, 2015

Congress aiming low in new budget talks, as Reid dismisses entitlement reform as 'happy talk'

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are setting low expectations about budget talks scheduled to begin next week -- with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dismissing as “happy talk” any notion of a grand bargain that would include cuts to entitlement programs.

December 20, 2015

Hill leaders push dueling budget plans, seek 'sweet spot' to break impasse

House and Senate lawmakers pushed dueling proposals to address the budget impasse, as they prepared to take private talks with the White House into the weekend -- with both sides at last appearing to work toward a possible compromise, despite no deal emerging Friday.

December 20, 2015

Can lawmakers find the middle ground in budget impasse?

There's plenty of middle ground between the two sides of the budget and debt-ceiling impasse. So, can lawmakers find it?

December 20, 2015

Fiscal deals now focus on sequester, amid little Capitol Hill optimism about quick fix

The Senate will be in session on Monday as time runs short to negotiate an increase of the nation's debt ceiling and the partial government shutdown concludes its second week.

December 20, 2015

When clock strikes midnight, does the government really shut down? Maybe not

Washington is bracing for the clock to strike midnight, with a government shutdown expected if Congress cannot strike a budget deal -- but despite the frenzy, the government might not turn into a pumpkin right away.

December 20, 2015

‘Stupid’: Dems refuse to consider tax-repeal compromise in ObamaCare standoff

President Obama and his congressional allies are digging in ahead of a series of key votes on a contentious budget bill, refusing to consider a potential compromise that might satisfy GOP demands to chip away at the health law.

December 20, 2015

Guide to the Capitol Hill stand-off over defunding ObamaCare

The showdown over defunding ObamaCare begins in the Senate on Monday. Here's what to expect.

December 20, 2015

Senate lifts some restrictions as shooter sought

Senate officials lifted some restrictions on their side of the U.S. Capitol complex Monday while authorities searched for a potential second suspect in the Navy Yard shootings.