All eyes turned to the US Senate Sunday to work out a deal to remove the threat of a historic default with just days before the United States reaches its borrowing limit.
Protesters wave flags during a demonstration at the World War II memorial in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2013, demanding an end of US federal government shutdown
The Senate convened for a rare Sunday session, grappling with an impasse that has shut the US government for nearly two weeks, sending tremors of concern around the world.
With the United States projected to hit the limit of its borrowing authority on October 17, political leaders on both sides were maneuvering with increasing urgency to find a way out of the crisis, but with little to show so far.