John Carney and Nela Richardson join the show to wrap up a tumultuous week in Washington.

More than 20 Senators and seven Representatives have begun work on a compromise budget that liberals and conservatives can live with, before new sequester cuts hit in January. A supercommittee was what created the sequester impasse in the first place, what will be different this time around?

The business community helped elect some Tea Party Republicans to Congress — and they weren't happy with the shutdown and debt ceiling fight.

What the city sounds like with its workers back to work.

The government shutdown reminded us that there are some federal programs that we'll miss if they go away again.

The aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle: consumer confidence is shaken, companies aren't spending, interest rates will rise, the nation's credit rating is in jeopardy, and GDP growth takes a hit.

There’s a better than average chance that the government could shut down again in a few months if Congress can’t come to an agreement. That uncertainty is a problem for everyone from contractors to the entire US economy.

America's creditworthiness takes a hit in Asia, even with the debt ceiling raised and the government reopening.

Washington's lottery has stopped making payments because of the government shutdown.