- The pressure is on for Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to make a deal (Politico)
- “Washington couldn’t have gone dark without a radicalized Republican Party. Or maybe it was destined to all along.” (NY Mag)
- Rep. Gregory Meeks: “If it wanted to, the House Republican majority could immediately end the government shutdown it has caused.” (Queens Chronicle)
- Sen. Ted Cruz dominates the Values Voter Summit straw poll, of course… (Time)
- D.C. protesters wave Confederate flag, tell President Obama to “put the Quran down” (Salon)
- In a now-deleted Facebook post, GOP Rep. Steve Pearce suggested furloughed government employees take out short-term loans to pay their bills (Huffington Post)
- Saturday Night Live parodied the Senate chaplain this past weekend (VIDEO)
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