House GOP to seek 1-year delay in Obamacare

Government shutdown grows more likely with new plan

Paul Kane, Rosalind S. Helderman and David A. Fahrenthold

Even if the House were to pass the measure today, it likely wouldn’t be approved by the Senate before the budget deadline Monday night.

Glitches cast a shadow over the launch of Obamacare

Sandhya Somashekhar, Lena H. Sun and Sarah Kliff

Millions are supposed to be able to buy health insurance starting Tuesday.

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Speaker John Boehner arrives at the Capitol. (Melina Mara/Post)

Tea party gets a boost from Obamacare

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Matea Gold

The movement born to oppose the health-care law is gaining momentum, but its resurgence poses political risks for the GOP.

Va. gubernatorial race in 2013 may offer hints at 2016 contest for GOP

Va. gubernatorial race in 2013 may offer hints at 2016 contest for GOP

Dan Balz

THE TAKE | Ken Cuccinelli’s uphill fight reflects the challenges conservatives face in swing states.

Military intervention in Syria hangs
on this obscure organization’s success

Military intervention in Syria hangs<br> on this obscure organization’s success

Michael Birnbaum

The tiny group is preparing to do in a matter of months what usually takes years: destroy a chemical arsenal.

5 reasons the House’s food stamp cuts aren’t just cruel, they’re dumb

5 reasons the House’s food stamp cuts aren’t just cruel, they’re dumb

Mike Konczal

WONKBLOG | The GOP wants to restore “asset tests,” a bad policy that is a major shift for the program.

Back from Iraq, but their battles continue: U.S. soldiers’ private agony

Back from Iraq, but their battles continue: U.S. soldiers’ private agony

Andrew Bacevich

BOOK REVIEW | The Post’s David Finkel examines war’s aftermath in “Thank You for Your Service.”

Opinions

Boehner’s lost control

Boehner’s lost control

David Ignatius

The House speaker is failing at being a leader, and the country is the worse for it.

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Why are Spaniards always tired, less productive? Hint: It’s not the sangria.

Why are Spaniards always tired, less productive? Hint: It’s not the sangria.

Caitlin Dewey

WORLDVIEWS | Spain’s odd time zone, a holdover from World War II, hurts the economy, a study finds.

Post Magazine

On this date, she gets to choose

On this date, she gets to choose

DATE LAB | In a twist, two guys show up for the evening, but only one of them gets to stay.

Editors’ Picks

U.S. President Barack Obama sits next to Barnard College President Debora Spar (L) before he delivers the commencement address for the 2012 graduating class at Barnard College in New York May 14, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)

‘The one thing I wish I knew at 17’

PHOTOS | Exceptional women, including an Olympian and an author, tell us what they wish they had known.

Vessels are seen during the joint war games Zapad-2013 (West-2013), attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, at the Khmelevka range on Russia's Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad Region, September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (RUSSIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

The week’s best news photos

PHOTOS | Catch up on the news, including Russian-Belarusan war games, through our favorite images.

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He had the type of tumor that killed Ted Kennedy. A vaccine saved him.

He had the type of tumor that killed Ted Kennedy. A vaccine saved him.

Fritz Andersen

After surgery and radiation did not help, a retired Virginia doctor finds a different approach is working.

Pope Francis, the troublemaker

Pope Francis, the troublemaker

Michael Gerson

OPINION | With a new message, it’s evident that this pope intends to be a disruptive force.

Grover Norquist, surprisingly funny

Grover Norquist, surprisingly funny

VIDEO | Here's what the tax-reform advocate thinks about finding France on a map. It's the best thing we've seen all week.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: (R) Rep. Steve Southerland shares a light moment with Fannie Chaney during a break in her training session at America Works, a job training program for people who hope to gain new skills for the job market. SNAP recipients such as Chaney would not lose their benefits while training under amendments proposed by Southerland. Rep. Steve Southerland II (Florida, District 2) wants the SNAP program reformed to include job training and other changes.(Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

Southerland with a trainee at a job program. (Post)

47M Americans use food stamps. This lawmaker wants them to work.

Eli Saslow

Persuading Congress to require adults to work or volunteer is Rep. Steve Southerland’s toughest job.

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Base jumping in Malaysia, Pakistan fashion show, tattoo festival, Tuskegee Airmen honored and more.

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Mumbai building collapses

A residential building collapsed in India’s financial capital early Friday, killing at least three people.

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Antique Chevrolet auction

Approximately 500 leftover cars from a 50-year Nebraska dealership have been sitting in a field or in storage for years.

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Peru’s melting glaciers

Twenty-two percent of the surface area of Peruvian glaciers has disappeared in the past 30 years.

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Life of a panda cub, so far

The giant panda born to Mei Xiang at the National Zoo on Aug. 23 celebrated her first month of life last week.

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Smithsonian receives Jim Henson puppets

The National Museum of American History received more than 20 puppets and props from the Henson family.

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Vying to be the largest, shortest, longest, most ...

Weird, wacky and sometimes gross, people everywhere try to set new world records.

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Politics

For Boehner, an arduous weekend

For Boehner, an arduous weekend

Sean Sullivan

House speaker must find a budget deal conservatives will accept and Democrats won’t eviscerate.

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America’s broken promise?

America’s broken promise?

Frank Keating

We can’t afford to default on our debt.

Local

Cuccinelli highlights Obamacare fight

Cuccinelli highlights Obamacare fight

Laura Vozzella

Va. Republican seizes on shifting Obamacare start dates as he seeks to excite GOP base.

Sports

Strasburg ends season on winning note

Strasburg ends season on winning note

Adam Kilgore

Year after the shutdown heard ’round the world, the Nats’ young pitcher finishes off his season strongly.

Business

The ‘sell-by’ dates on groceries are useless

The ‘sell-by’ dates on groceries are useless

Brad Plumer

WONKBLOG | The date-labeling system for food in the United States is a mess, a new report argues. Here’s how it got that why.

Technology

No, ad-targeting isn’t wiretapping

No, ad-targeting isn’t wiretapping

Timothy B. Lee

THE SWITCH | A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Gmail’s ad targeting violates federal wiretapping law.

World

In Iran, a mixed reaction to presidents’ historic talk

In Iran, a mixed reaction to presidents’ historic talk

Jason Rezaian

Most were surprised and happy that the long troubled relationship between the U.S. and Iran might be repaired.

Federal Government

VA: Benefit payments will be disrupted if shutdown lasts several weeks

VA: Benefit payments will be disrupted if shutdown lasts several weeks

Steve Vogel

FEDERAL EYE | The Department of Veterans Affairs told congressional officials Friday that all benefit checks it issues will be disrupted if a government shutdown last for more than two or three weeks, according to Congressional sources.

Lifestyle

Jason Mott realizes a writer’s dream with ‘The Returned’

Jason Mott realizes a writer’s dream with ‘The Returned’

Manuel Roig-Franzia

His fifth attempt at a a book is a hit, taking a softer look at the undead, and being turned into a TV series

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Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax

Readers asked our advice columnist about baby prep, holiday etiquette and mourning a loved one.

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