Democrats see potential for an agreement with the president-elect that permanently defuses the borrowing-limit threat.

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend ...

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A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...

The new cohort of lawmakers could agree to once again suspend it. They could also get rid of the national debt cap altogether ...

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

Although President-elect Donald Trump wanted to start 2025 without having to worry about the debt ceiling, he did not get his ...

A new debt ceiling was established this week, setting up a debate for the months ahead about averting a government default. The parameters of that coming standoff are already making Donald Trump ...

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend with in 2025. President-elect Donald Trump is demanding that GOP ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter ...

The Treasury Secretary said that officials will soon have to start taking extraordinary measures to avert such a default, ...