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Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee suggested that his party should not have tried to defund the President's signature program. Read More

"To default on America's debts would be a tragedy that would far exceed anything we've known financially in this country since the Founding Fathers created the Constitution," said President Carter. "I don't believe that's going to happen." Read More

Talks hit an impasse heading into the weekend. Read More

"This is not normal," said Obama. "It's not supposed to be this way." He called GOP tactics "extortion." Read More

Programs may be forced to relocate some residents to homeless shelters if the shutdown is not resolved in time. Read More

Senators Paul and McConnell said citizens of their state "weren't buying" Obamacare. But more than 1,000 Kentuckians a day have been signing up. Read More

What’s the deal with the debt ceiling? MSNBC answers your default questions. Read More

In a brief order issue Friday, the New Jersey state Supreme Court announced it would take over the case from lower courts and hear arguments from both sides as early as January 6, 2014. Read More

NYC mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio talked about his childhood and his opposition to Mayor Bloomberg's Stop and Frisk policy. Read More

There are still more than 5 million veterans who are reliant on pensions and disability payments from the federal government, and those checks could be at risk as the shutdown continues. Read More

The "Ride for the Constitution" event has significantly slowed traffic in the D.C.-area, but its organizers have spouted some extreme rhetoric. Read More

Protesters shouted at Sen. Ted Cruz multiple times as spoke at the Values Voter Summit in Washington Friday morning. The Texas senator knew just who to blame: the president. Read More

First lady Michelle Obama appears in a White House video thanking staffers for keeping the office running even when 3 out of 4 staffers have been furloughed. Read More

Ongoing talks are being seen as a hopeful sign that the two sides can put an end to a potential economic disaster. Read More

The Pakistani teen activist who could not be silenced by the Taliban missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize even as crowds cheered her along a U.S. tour. Read More

Rep. Buck McKeon said he is both hopeful and anxious to hear from leaders about the progress made overnight after President Obama met with House Republicans on Thursday. Read More

A new poll found that 53% of the public has a negative view of the country's Republican leaders. Read More

"If it were up to the women, this would be over already," said Senator Maria Cantwell. "There's still a lot of testosterone going around." Read More

The bill restores payments for the families of fallen troops. "It's shameful that families of our military heroes have had to go through even a single day of this questioning," said Rep. Tammy Duckworth, herself a veteran. Read More

"I'm not going to be able to pay the rent," said Liberty Island worker Lashante Austin. "I've got to put food on the table. I can't tell the bill collectors, 'Sorry, the government's shut down.'" Read More