The Politico By SEUNG MIN KIM The federal government could hit the debt ceiling sooner than expected — and possibly around the November election — according to a report out Friday. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill had hoped that last summer’s deal to… more »

Conservative RefocusBy Barry Secrest Note to the Media:  It's just not working.... I find it fascinating how most of the people I run into who, more often than not these days, now desire to strike up a conversation on what in the Sam Hill's going o… more »

Conservative RefocusBy Barry Secrest I often wonder if, indeed, any beyond a select few have actually stopped to carefully consider exactly where America stands at present and why?  Within the course of our condition as a nation increasingly divided,… more »

CR editorial note: Well, we have been predicting this type of thing, along with a host of other blooming eventualities for quite a long time. Do we feel like rubbing it in? No, but we do feel like the wisdom of heartland America has not and will not be h… more »

By Jeanne Sahadi @CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There's plenty in it for everyone to hate. But with the risk of default hanging over the nation's head, that doesn't mean the last-minute bill to raise the debt ceiling won't get through Congress.… more »