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President Barack Obama walks out to make a statement to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Senate voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown and the measure now heads to the House, which is expected to back the bill before day's end. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Back in business: Obamacare undented as shutdown ends, debt default avoided

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf. (Screen grab from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_G._Kopf_District_Judge.jpg)

Federal judge frustrated by shutdown tells Congress: ‘Go to hell’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, arrives for a rally at the World War II Memorial in Washington Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, to protest, as she said, how politicians used "your hard-earned tax money to barricade the memorials" during the federal government shutdown. She called it a "slimdown," saying it only halted a small part of the "bloated" government. The Memorial has been closed to the public since the shutdown. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sarah Palin on Obama: Defaulting on debt ‘impeachable offense’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 14, 2013, photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen as a partial government shutdown enters its third week, in Washington. As talks between Republican and Democratic leaders lumber on in Washington, the American public sees an economic crisis looming if Congress is unable to raise the country&#8217;s debt ceiling. But the people seem just as conflicted on the issue as their elected representatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House postpones vote on bill to reopen govt. and avoid default

Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

JACOBS: How Congress destroyed the space program

By Joshua Jacobs

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, walks from House Speaker John Boehner&#8217;s office with reporters in pursuit, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Time growing desperately short, House Republicans pushed for passage of legislation late Tuesday to prevent a threatened Treasury default, end a 15-day partial government shutdown and extricate divided government from its latest brush with a full political meltdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Looking for the deal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Veteran Al Bailey of Highland, Md., attends a rally for veteran and military service men and woman calling for an end to the federal government shutdown at the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Military groups protest handling of veterans affairs during shutdown

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Steps lead up to the Senate at the Capitol as a partial government shutdown enters its third week, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Congress is at an impasse as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds over spending in their last-ditch negotiations to end the crises gripping the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FEULNER: Avoiding fiscal catastrophe

By Ed Feulner

Geoff Robbins, 24, center, sits on the floor with other activists in support of immigration reform during a protest at the office of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Friday, Oct.11, 2013, in Miami. They want Diaz-Balart to show results on immigration reform. He is one of the few Republicans still involved in bi-partisan talks. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

EDITORIAL: Rout of the cave men

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"If U.S. bond holders decided that they wanted to be repaid rather than continuing to roll over their Treasury investments," the United States could be forced into default within days, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congress last week. (Associated Press)

Next move on U.S. credit rating? ‘D’ for default

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

National Park Service reopens some sites after pressure from governors, veterans

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Ronald Reagan (seated) and Chief of Staff James A. Baker III are pictured in the Oval Office of the White House. (University of Texas)

BAKER: Ending the shutdown and addressing the debt limit

By James A. Baker III

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (Associated Press)

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew refuses to lay out priorities for post-debt spending

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, came up with a solution that would allow the president to request a debt limit increase. To reject it, Congress would have to pass legislation that the president could veto, meaning it would take a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress to stop an increase. (Associated Press)

Debt deals between president, Congress nearly as old as the nation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Fans display signs commenting on the government shutdown during the first half of an NCAA football game between Navy and Air Force, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Army, Navy, Air Force sports cleared to continue through October

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Secretary John McHugh, right, watch an Army carry team move a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Cody J. Patterson Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Patterson, 24, of Philomath, Ore., died Oct. 6, 2013, in Zhari district, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Congress clears bill to pay fallen troops’ families

By Dave Boyer and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

JACKSON: Regulatory scrutiny must be part of a deal

By Coley Jackson

Capt. Keith Coburn of Discovery's "Deadliest Catch" will be on the Hill to testify about shutdown's damage to Alaska's king crab fishing. (Discovery Channel photograph)

Inside the Beltway: Shoring up the wobbly GOP at Values Voter Summit

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

VA outlines scope of cuts to veterans

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times