As immigration becomes an unavoidable crisis, Obama is caught between a rock and a hard place. (Pete Souza, Wikimedia Commons)
The president aims to make the "land of the free" more accessible to many.
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Read more..."One personnel change cannot be used an excuse to paper over a systemic problem."
Read more...GOP leaders say they will agree to a clean bill, with no strings attached.
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Read more...No work and no pay keep federal workers at bay.
Read more...A default by the United States on October 17th will almost certainly lead to another financial crisis (Joe Wolf/Flickr)
Still worried about the ramifications of the government shutdown? It might be time to start worrying about the debt ceiling too.
Read more...STORIFY: Twitter reacts and tells Boehner to shut it.
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