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

President-elect Donald Trump added a wrinkle to negotiations over a deal to fund the government when he called for an ...

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress on Friday that "extraordinary measures" will be necessary as early as Jan. 14 ...

While many Democrats and budget experts see the debt ceiling as a problem, some fiscal conservatives think it has helped ...

Congress ultimately passed a package to fund the federal government into mid-March that did not include Trump’s demand to deal with the debt ceiling. Although the debt ceiling returns on January ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting ...

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President-elect Trump is headed for a battle over the debt limit with conservative lawmakers who are demanding steep cuts to federal spending that will significantly complicate Trump’s ability to ...

"As we enter this new year, my hope is that Congress — not just our Nebraska representatives — will acknowledge the ...