21 Reliable Sources to Follow on Twitter for Debt Ceiling News

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By Amanda Wills2013-10-16 16:23:34 UTC

The United States government remains shutdown as the threat of a looming default threatens the country's credit rating. While the Senate Democratic leader announced a bipartisan deal on Wednesday morning to avoid default and reopen the government, it remains to be seen whether the two parties can seem to come to an agreement ahead of the debt deadline on Thursday.

Mashable assembled a list — in no particular order — of reliable reporters who are on the ground, covering the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling. We've also compiled the best Twitter lists of politicians and other pundits.

See also: The 10 Cities Most Affected by U.S. Government Shutdown

We will continue to update this list as the story develops, and we welcome your additions in the comments.

Reporters and Editors

1. Tim Fernholz, Quartz

2. Jackie Calmes, the New York Times

3. Janet Hook, The Wall Street Journal

4. Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal

5. Aaron Blake, The Washington Post

6. Paul Kane, The Washington Post

7. Robert Costa, National Review

8. Frank Thorp V, NBC News

9. Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News

10. Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo

11. Jake Sherman, Politico

12. Byron York, Washington Examiner

13. Jennifer Ablan, Reuters

14. Pedro da Costa, Reuters

15. Gabriel Debenedetti, Reuters

16. Rick Klein, ABC News

17. Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney

Curated Twitter Lists

1. Members of Congress

Curated by CSPAN, this is a list of every member of Congress who is active on Twitter.

2. Congressional Media

Curated by CSPAN, you'll find some of the reporters and media outlets above plus more.

3. U.S. House

Curated by Twitter, this is a list of the principal accounts of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (a mix of campaign and government accounts).

4. U.S. Senate

Curated by Twitter, these are the principal accounts of members of the U.S. Senate (a mix of campaign and government accounts).

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Topics: Debt Ceiling, Government Shutdown, journalists, Politics, Twitter, U.S., US Government, US & World