With the holiday recess fast approaching, congressional negotiators were closing in on an agreement to avoid another government shutdown. But they faced a last-minute outcry from House Democrats demanding to extend federal jobless benefits as part of any deal. Read More  

“There are no winners here,” President Obama said at the White House late Thursday morning. “These last few weeks have inflicted completely unnecessary damage on our economy.” See Video

House Republicans have submitted a revised short-term proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling and reopen the government, offering President Obama another option Friday as he hosted Senate Republicans at the White House in an effort to build on the first signs of bipartisan progress on the issues. Read More

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier shut down another club in D.C. thanks to a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital in stable conditions. Island Cafe (829 Upshur Street NW) in Petworth was officially shut down early this morning after one man stabbed another in the stomach around 2 a.m. The two were arguing. […]