Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.
A collection of White House photos from the last month, as the president hammered out a deal to avoid default… More »
The debt stalemate is finally over, but what does the public think of how leaders in Washington resolved it? A look at recent polls.… More »
Evidently, predicting the debt-limit stalemate all the way back in December earns you backhanded praise on "The Daily Show"… More »
The Arizona congresswoman makes her first trip back to the U.S. Captiol since being shot outside a Safeway in Tucson… More »
Is it a typo or a revolutionary campaign strategy? The RNC wants you to donate so Obama can win in 2012.… More »
Deal's off, bro! A tumblr page recounts the twists and turns in the political theater of raising the national borrowing cap… More »
After his fellow Republicans resisted, the speaker had no choice but to push a bill the Senate is sure to reject… More »
His bill will likely pass the House, but Senate Majority Harry Reid plans to block it… More »
As he tries to pass his plan on narrow margins, the House speaker can't use a time-honored method of greasing legislative wheels… More »
If one senator keeps his pledge, lawmakers may need to reach agreement well in advance of the Treasury's Aug. 2 default date… More »
A rallying cry for the embattled Hill staffer who tried to sink John Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling… More »
What would President Bartlet do? How our present impasse played out in Aaron Sorkin's fictional Washington.… More »
A frustrated citizen bemoans the nonfeasance of our two-party political system by adapting Twitter's services-down logo… More »
Standing apart from his fellow Beltway types, the conservative House speaker often opts for a minty hue… More »
The seven-term congressman will remain in office until the debt-limit stalemate is broken… More »
It's going broke, and while Congress has lots of different ideas to fix it, a few solutions have found common ground… More »
Punishment isn't the point. Inquiries can reveal facts and pressure lawmakers into early exits.… More »
The former governor is traveling the Hawkeye State in a Winnebago-ish bus, advised by the daughter of Iowa's surprise '08 winner… More »
Dear lawmakers: For America's sake, please go home. We'll thank you for it later.… More »
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