21 Reliable Sources to Follow on Twitter for Debt Ceiling News

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 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.