Edward Lee Pitts | A small group of House conservatives view the nation’s debt as a threat worth risking a political career to fight. Their decision may be bearing fruit
An upcoming sequester may be a bad way to cut spending, but some say it’s better than no way at all
The House agrees to increase the nation’s debt limit as the GOP unveils a strategy to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis
House Republicans gather at a Virginia resort to mull over the ‘virtue’ of a short-term debt ceiling increase
A deadline intended to prompt savings in Washington ends up costing more and piling on the pork
A new Congress convenes, as Republicans remove the roadblocks and reelect John Boehner as speaker of the House
But a deal allowing tax hikes without cuts in spending angers many fiscal conservatives
