Today's Situation Room:
Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
White House defends Obamacare glitches
CNN's Brian Todd speaks to the White House's point man on the health care sign-up about the government site's glitches, cost, and cybersecurity concerns.
Shutdown fallout on small businesses
From crabbing to beer-making, CNN's Erin McPike reports on the effects that the government shutdown is having on small businesses.
Debt default: Who is right, Democrats or GOP?
There's been some confusion over a government default - what would it mean for the U.S., and what would happen if we actually defaulted? CNN's Tom Foreman gives a virtual look at the different semantics and the timeline of events.
Debating the debt ceiling: Will we raise it?
"You want to have this conversation by yourself, or you want to engage here?"
A fiery debate that you don't want to miss: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) go at it over the debt ceiling and the government's potential debt default.
Obamacare glitches known ahead of time?
There continue to be glitches in the Obamacare insurance exchange program's online sign-up, and new reports say the Obama administration was warned the site was not ready to be rolled out. CNN's Brian Todd investigates.
Shutdown outrage: The pain and the perks
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed, but Congress's gym, declared "essential," remains open. CNN's Erin McPike takes a look at the pains and perks of the government shutdown.
Military death benefits debacle resolved
CNN's Barbara Starr has the final chapter in a story we've followed since the shutdown began. Death benefits being denied to families of the fallen because of the shutdown have been restored, thanks to a deal with a private charity.
Hostages? Guns to our head? Metaphor mania
What do cicadas and doggy odors have to do with the shutdown? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the metaphor overload.
Economists debate how bad it could get
No one knows what exactly would happen if Congress did not raise the debt ceiling and the U.S. defaulted. Two economists debate the catastrophic forecasts many are predicting: the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore, former president of the Club for Growth, and the University of California, Berkeley's Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton.
Richard Branson brings business sense to DC
The political stalemate in Washington is starting to hurt the economy in the United States and around the world. Wolf Blitzer talks to entrepreneur Richard Branson, founder and CEO of the Virgin Group, about Washington's political mess and an issue Branson has been railing against - the war on drugs.
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