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

Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to ...

Approving Trump's plans for immigration, energy, tax policy and more in one multitrillion-dollar bill would be a daunting ...

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions ...

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — ...

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

The federal debt limit has no practical value. This suggests that ending it would be a good idea. Yet the laws of unintended ...

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

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