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Chris Good

Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.

Picture of the Day: Obama and Team, Through the Debt Stalemate

Picture of the Day: Obama and Team, Through the Debt Stalemate

A collection of White House photos from the last month, as the president hammered out a deal to avoid default… More »

Debt Deal: Did the Public Get What It Wanted?

Debt Deal: Did the Public Get What It Wanted?

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 »

Video of the Day: Jon Stewart Compares Marc Ambinder to Harry Potter

Video of the Day: Jon Stewart Compares Marc Ambinder to Harry Potter

Evidently, predicting the debt-limit stalemate all the way back in December earns you backhanded praise on "The Daily Show"… More »

Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Capitol to Vote 'Yes' on Debt Deal

Gabrielle Giffords Returns to Capitol to Vote 'Yes' on Debt Deal

The Arizona congresswoman makes her first trip back to the U.S. Captiol since being shot outside a Safeway in Tucson… More »

Picture of the Day: GOP Site Touts Jan. 2017 as 'Obama's Last Day'

Picture of the Day: GOP Site Touts Jan. 2017 as 'Obama's Last Day'

Is it a typo or a revolutionary campaign strategy? The RNC wants you to donate so Obama can win in 2012.… More »

Picture of the Day: Debt Drama, Explained in a Cartoon

Picture of the Day: Debt Drama, Explained in a Cartoon

Deal's off, bro! A tumblr page recounts the twists and turns in the political theater of raising the national borrowing cap… More »

Boehner Passes a Debt Plan That Won't Go Anywhere

Boehner Passes a Debt Plan That Won't Go Anywhere

After his fellow Republicans resisted, the speaker had no choice but to push a bill the Senate is sure to reject… More »

Boehner's Plan Wins Conservative Support

Boehner's Plan Wins Conservative Support

His bill will likely pass the House, but Senate Majority Harry Reid plans to block it… More »

Earmark Ban Handcuffs Boehner in Debt-Limit Wrangling

Earmark Ban Handcuffs Boehner in Debt-Limit Wrangling

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 »

The DeMint Deadline

The DeMint Deadline

If one senator keeps his pledge, lawmakers may need to reach agreement well in advance of the Treasury's Aug. 2 default date… More »

Picture of the Day: 'Save Paul Teller' T-Shirt

Picture of the Day: 'Save Paul Teller' T-Shirt

A rallying cry for the embattled Hill staffer who tried to sink John Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling… More »

Video of the Day: 'The West Wing' Explains the Debt Ceiling

Video of the Day: 'The West Wing' Explains the Debt Ceiling

What would President Bartlet do? How our present impasse played out in Aaron Sorkin's fictional Washington.… More »

Picture of the Day: Congress Gets a Fail Whale

Picture of the Day: Congress Gets a Fail Whale

A frustrated citizen bemoans the nonfeasance of our two-party political system by adapting Twitter's services-down logo… More »

John Boehner Loves Him Some Green Ties

John Boehner Loves Him Some Green Ties

Standing apart from his fellow Beltway types, the conservative House speaker often opts for a minty hue… More »

Rep. David Wu to Resign After Teenage Sex Accusation

Rep. David Wu to Resign After Teenage Sex Accusation

The seven-term congressman will remain in office until the debt-limit stalemate is broken… More »

5 Ways to Save the U.S. Postal Service

5 Ways to Save the U.S. Postal Service

It's going broke, and while Congress has lots of different ideas to fix it, a few solutions have found common ground… More »

Rep. Wu and the Meaning of Congressional Ethics Investigations

Rep. Wu and the Meaning of Congressional Ethics Investigations

Punishment isn't the point. Inquiries can reveal facts and pressure lawmakers into early exits.… More »

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Picture of the Day: Pawlenty's R.V., Sarah Huckabee in Hockey Jersey

The former governor is traveling the Hawkeye State in a Winnebago-ish bus, advised by the daughter of Iowa's surprise '08 winner… More »

Why It's Good for Congress to Go Home as Nation Heads Toward Default

Why It's Good for Congress to Go Home as Nation Heads Toward Default

Dear lawmakers: For America's sake, please go home. We'll thank you for it later.… More »

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