New York Times / Politics / By Nate Silver If Democrats read the fine print on the debt deal struck by President Obama and Congressional leaders, they’ll find that it’s a little better than it appears at first glance. That’s not to say that the… more »

Federal Times / By STEPHEN LOSEY The deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for massive spending cuts will not now hit federal employees' pay and benefits — but it could in a few short months. The first stage of spending cuts — about $1 tril… more »

The Washington Post / Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman 7:06 PM ET Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid said Sunday evening that all congressional leaders had agreed to a compromise plan to lift the debt ceiling. “We’re moving forward togethe… more »

The Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- In order to shore up GOP support for a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Senate Democrats are exploring ways of giving the proposed "super Congress" even greater super powers, according to multiple news reports and co… more »

By The Associated Press Posted 4:00PM 07/27/11 Investing, Stocks in the News, Market News   Stocks plunged Wednesday as the U.S. edged closer to defaulting on its debt and the economy showed more signs of deteriorating. Major indexes gave up all o… more »