Shutdown: Day 7: House Speaker John Boehner is shifting the political fight to the national debt ceiling, now saying that unless the president sits down to discuss the deficit, “The nation’s credit is at risk.” Boehner said on ABC News …

Women to the Front: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to announce today that he is lifting the ban on women in combat. It may take until 2016 to integrate women into all aspects of the military, including front …