Fwd: Recap This Sunday on Meet the Press: Interviews with Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde.

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Click to view this newsletter in a browser  |  Meet the Press Meet the Press: This Sunday View in a browser Blog   |   Share:             Key Senators Hopeful for Deal Before Default Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio address the remaining obstacles interfering with an agreement on the debt ceiling deadline and government shutdown. Key senators voice some optimism on Reid-McConnell talks to end debt deadlock By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News Senate Majority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that the conversation which began Saturday between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell "has the promise of finding a solution" to the spending and debt impasse that has paralyzed Washington for more than two weeks. "I'm a hopeful person and I believe we can do it," Durbin said. Even as the partial government shutdown continues into its thirteenth day, the federal government is just a few days away from losing its ability to borrow money and is facing the prospect of defaulting on its bonds. By Thursday, or soon thereafter, the Treasury will exhaust its legal authority to borrow more than its current $16.7 trillion borrowing limit. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said that by Thursday, "We will have decided as a Congress that we need to avoid going over the debt limit and we'll figure it out and it'll probably be a relatively short-term solution." He said, I'™m hopeful we'™ll do that actually in the next couple of days." Read more. IMF Head: Not raising debt ceiling means "massive disruption the world over" IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde expresses her concerns about the U.S. government shutdown and impending debt ceiling crisis. Roundtable: Political Depression? A Meet the Press roundtable discusses recent dismal polling numbers reflecting the American public's deep disdain toward lawmakers. Panetta: 'Readiness has been badly damaged' Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discusses the negative impact that the government shutdown has had on the Department of Defense and its resulting impact on national security. Meet the Press is now on Flipboard PRESS Pass: Professor Mark Tushnet Constitutional law expert and Harvard law Professor Mark Tushnet thinks that, of all the justices on the Roberts Supreme Court, Elena Kagan might be the one to keep a close eye on. "She is, I think, emerging as the sort of intellectual challenger to Chief Justice Roberts for leadership on the court," Said Tushnet, "It's generally a division over the vision of whether you have an active government or a more constrained one." Tushnet's new book, In The Balance: Law and Politics on the Roberts Court, looks at the various dynamics in play on the current Supreme Court bench, and how those relationships have affected recent decisions the Court has made - including the ruling on Obamacare. "…clearly the people who voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act have a vision of a more active government then the people who voted to strike it down" Tushnet said. Watch the entire PRESS Pass interview above to hear more about Tushnet's new book and how he thinks the relationships on the Supreme Court bench will shape the upcoming term. Read More   Airtimes Most viewed MTP videos   Video: Focus on Senate as debt deadline nears Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio discuss the negotiations currently ongoing in their chamber of Congress. (Meet the Press)   Video: 1: Senators update MTP on shutdown; Panetta discusses impact on DOD   Video: 2: IMF's Lagarde discusses debt crisis, female leadership   Video: 3: MTP Panel: Political depression washes over America   Video: 4: MTP Panel: Impacts of shutdown felt across America   Video: Deal or no deal?   Video: Are we in a political depression?   Video: Lagarde: Crisis 'very, very concerning' More Videos The Media Buzz POLITICO : House Republicans sidelined, Durbin says

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The Washington Times: Sens. Portman, Dick Durbin disagree on much, but think deal is reachable

David blogs: PRESS Pass A view from where David stands at work and in life. - Key senators voice some optimism on Reid-McConnell talks to end debt deadlock - MTP LiveBlog - Countown to Default Deadline Read More David's recent media appearances: - Video: Gregory: Congress needs to 'overcome obstacles,' start making achievements - Video: David Gregory: NRA is 'facing new difficulties'

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