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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)