With shutdown and default clocks ticking, dysfunctional Congress hits another impasse

With shutdown and default clocks ticking, lawmakers hit an impasse (via The Christian Science Monitor)

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday. Senate Republicans and Democrats have hit an impasse over spending in their last-ditch struggle to avoid an economy-jarring default in just four days and end a partial…