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In an interview with NPR, the president said the plan being crafted by three Republican and three Democratic senators confirms an approach that he has been advocating. His comments came amid conflicting reports about where negotiations stand.

One of the top items on Republicans' to-do list when they take over control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is to undo the sweeping health system overhaul.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner travels to Capitol Hill on Thursday with a warning for freshman lawmakers: They must vote to increase the government's credit limit or risk an economic disaster. But not everyone on Capitol Hill is buying that doomsday scenario.

By choosing Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to deliver the official response to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, Republicans are sending the nation two messages about their priorities: Undo much of what Obama has done, but undo it in a civil way.

More than 2 million people are incarcerated in the United States, and the cost is becoming unbearable for many state and federal governments. Even some "tough-on-crime" conservatives are starting to call for the release of inmates.

The dispute looks like it will go down to an Aug. 2 deadline, with Republicans and Democrats showing supporters they're holding out for the best possible deal. GOP voters are watching debt figures, and Democratic supporters are worried about aid for the elderly.

As they return to Washington, members of Congress face a new reality: military action in Libya and a widening partisan rift over the budget that shows no sign of easing.

The Supplemental Security Income program has grown nearly 40 percent since 2002, with the biggest increase among kids with mental, behavioral and learning disorders. That rise in costs — and recent criticism about the potential for fraud and abuse — make SSI a target for federal budget cutters.

Democrats called him "childish." House Speaker John Boehner deemed him "helpful." A look at the ambitious, anti-tax advocate at the center of the debt-ceiling stalemate.

The president said, "we know how we can create a package that solves the deficits and debt for a significant period of time. But in order to do that we've got to get started now."