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Lew warns of 'irrevocable damage' from default 10/10/2013 12:31pm • By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Thursday urged Congress to raise the government's borrowing limit before Oct. 17, warning that a Republican idea to prioritize payments with cash on hand could cause "irrevocable damage" to the U.S. econo Shutdown impact: Veterans regional offices close 10/08/2013 12:12am • By The Associated Press A government shutdown is having far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail is being delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow. But vacationers are being turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums, and that's Hate figuring how to split bill? Google offers answer 10/07/2013 02:02pm • WASHINGTON - Trying to figure out how to split a restaurant bill often puts math skills and friendships to a test. Splitting a bill evenly doesn't take into account when one person has several extra drinks before dinner, orders an appetizer or orders the lobster. A newly published patent filing Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly 10/07/2013 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) - A government shutdown is having far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail is being delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow. But vacationers are being turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums, and that's ha Government doors closed, but workers may get paid 10/05/2013 05:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare flash of bipartisanship Saturday served as a cruel tease to those hoping Congress is moving toward reopening the government and averting an unprecedented default on the federal debt in less than two weeks. Only two days after House Speaker John Boehner raised hopes by tel Dems say it's time for GOP to unite, end shutdown 10/04/2013 01:08pm • By ANDREW TAYLOR and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama decided to stay home from economic summits in Asia as Democrats stepped up pressure Friday on congressional Republicans to rein in their tea party faction and reopen the government with no strings attached. Shutdown jeopardizes nutrition program for poor 10/04/2013 09:03am • BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM ASSOCIATED PRESS ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Jacob Quick is a fat and happy 4-month-old with a big and expensive appetite. Like millions of other poor women, Jacob's mother relies on the federal Women, Infants and Children program to pay for infant formula - aid that is now jeopar Not all federal agencies taking a hit in shutdown 10/04/2013 08:19am • BY ALICIA A. CALDWELL ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - As many high-profile agencies sit idle because of the federal government shutdown, others are humming along just fine, thank you. Many of them have escaped the fiscal ax because they pay much of their own way, or enjoy a revenue stream Who knew? Shutdown casualties shatter stereotypes 10/03/2013 08:45am • BY NANCY BENAC ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking out a mortgage. Getting married in a park. Going for a fall foliage drive. Cashing a check. Who knew that so many random activities of daily life could be imperiled by a shutdown of the federal government? Americans are finding that "th Budget, debt unresolved on shutdown's 3rd day 10/03/2013 05:27am • By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, while the bitter budget dispute moved closer to a more critical showdown over the nation WTOP Answer Desk: How a shutdown could affect you 09/30/2013 04:33pm • WASHINGTON - How does the federal shutdown affect you? The WTOP Answer Desk is getting answers to your questions. Have a question? Submit it using this form. How is the crisis hurting contractors differently than federal employees? What about back pay and unemployment benefits? Some federal c Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 09/25/2013 05:04am • 10:10 a.m. - Mike DeSenne, Kiplinger Download What are the best college majors for a lucrative career? 10 Best Majors for Your Career Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Computer Science Civil Engineering Information Systems Management N Government shutdown grows more likely; how bad would that be? 09/24/2013 08:05pm • How much economic damage would a government shutdown cause? That's an increasingly less hypothetical question given the slow pace at which the Senate is considering a bill to fund the government beyond Monday, when current funding expires. Fortunately, some prominent economists gave the Senate Budge Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 09/23/2013 03:05am • 8:10 p.m. - Dan Deevy, WTOP's Guy in L.A. Download Previewing 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2' and 'Don Jon.' This film image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows characters, from left, Manny, voiced by Benjamin Bratt, Steve the Monkey, voiced by Neil Pa Food banks brace for federal cuts 09/20/2013 06:57pm • WASHINGTON - "It's a blessing" - that's how one Manna Food Center visitor describes the monthly allotment that helps supplement her SNAP program benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). After the House of Representatives voted to cut the bu