October 6, 2013 -- Updated 1543 GMT (2343 HKT)

Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday linked raising the debt ceiling to funding the Affordable Care Act in an exclusive interview on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley. FULL STORY

House divided

Many House Republicans concede the government shutdown likely won't be resolved soon. FULL STORY

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Let's go, Titans! "@TennesseeTitans: Chiefs get a field goal to go up 23-17 with 4:10 remaining in 4th quarter."
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Government shutdown sidelines students. Many don't know when they'll be going back to school: http://t.co/lUP9QbqmE7
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.@tedcruz to @crowleyCNN: "Obamacare is hurting millions of people. VIDEO http://t.co/yk1hCjw5Cs #cnnsotu
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RT @RDiBellaCNN @danabashcnn ... @SenTedCruz says you're no 'right-wing kook' ...#cnnsotu vid here; http://t.co/nwjuCBktWv
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Is @SenTedCruz hurting the GOP brand? He says "Not remotely." VIDEO: http://t.co/nwjuCBktWv #cnnsotu
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Happy Birthday to my executive producer extraordinaire @TenishaCNN! Wonderful mother, colleague, friend! cc: @holmescnn @TONJUCNN
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Two-year-old sings woes of the government shutdown. Just hear those vocals: http://t.co/KaBylc6u0t
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Ouch: A Real Encounter with http://t.co/cZRQVKWnVp's "Live Chat" Service http://t.co/RWr800Qs0z via @slate
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Just spent 45 minutes spinning and got a good #schvitz. Thanks @SoulCycle
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"Congress is playing with fire." - @USTreasury Sec. Jack Lew tells @crowleyCNN on @CNNsotu http://t.co/dwzhrs0xwO #CNNSOTU
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Did you miss @cnnsotu’s interviews w/@USTreasury Secretary Jack Lew or @SenTedCruz? Watch again at NoonET & tweet your reaction w/ #cnnsotu
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Iran's Foreign Minister on the state of the P+5 negotiations http://t.co/kIiSWth9U3
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Lew: 'Congress is playing with fire' on debt ceiling http://t.co/TF3quGuLcz
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.@SenTedCruz: "The debt ceiling historically has been among the best leverage that Congress has..." http://t.co/KwAVVG8Whw #CNNSOTU
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Now on @CNNsotu - @repdonnaedwards @SteveKingIA @DouthatNYT and @stefcutter join Candy @crowleyCNN for our panel discussion in studio. #CNN
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9-year-old sneaks onto plane at Minneapolis, Flies to Vegas. #security
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Speaker Boehner fires back on reports that he and Democratic leaders aren't getting along: "That is not true. That is NOT true."
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11:18 am ET on Fri, Oct 4th, 2013 RETWEET | FOLLOW
House Speaker Boehner just now: "This isn't some damn game. The American people don't want their government shut down and neither do I."
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11:09 am ET on Fri, Oct 4th, 2013 RETWEET | FOLLOW
BREAKING: Officials believe situation has been resolved. Chase began near the White House and ended near the Senate side of the Capitol.
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BREAKING: @DanaBashCNN reports that lockdown has been lifted on the House and Senate sides of Capitol Hill. Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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BREAKING: Reports of shots fired on Capitol Hill. Capitol Police order employees to "Shelter in Place". Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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@TomForemanCNN on Democrats, Republicans and the insane leap into the abyss. http://t.co/aUESnNCRkq
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7:45 am ET on Wed, Oct 2nd, 2013 RETWEET | FOLLOW
Obama says a number of Republicans "ran promising to shut down the government, so apparently they got their wish." Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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1:16 pm ET on Tue, Oct 1st, 2013 RETWEET | FOLLOW
Obama: "This shutdown…is all about rolling back the Affordable Care Act. This is what the Republican Party stands for these days."
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1:06 pm ET on Tue, Oct 1st, 2013 RETWEET | FOLLOW
Obama: "This Republican shutdown did not have to happen." Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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Obama speaking now. Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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@DanaBashCNN has learned moderate House Republicans are lining up votes to fund the govt with no strings attached, in an apparent revolt.
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More from Obama: "You don't get to extract a ransom for just doing your job."
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Obama on tea party influence: "One faction of one party doesn't get to shut down the government." Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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Obama on GOP delay idea: "Does anybody truly believe we won't have this fight again in a couple of more months?" Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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Obama calls what the GOP, Congress is doing "the height of irresponsibility..and it does not have to happen." Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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Obama on the fate of furloughed federal workers: "What will not be furloughed are the bills they have to pay." Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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Obama speaking now from the White House. Watch LIVE on #CNN TV
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NEW: Just 10% of Americans say they approve of the job Congress is doing, a new low, according to a CNN/ORC poll. http://t.co/NdZliIkOu7
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President Obama will make a statement from the White House briefing room at 4:45 p.m. ET . Watch LIVE on #CNN TV.
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The list: What will close, what will stay open if shutdown happens. http://t.co/BdVn1mpi7U
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