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

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the extension of the debt ceiling will "go down as one of the dumbest political ...

President-elect Trump on Sunday harshly criticized the House GOP, and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), for voting to ...

Without a speaker, lawmakers cannot formally certify Donald Trump's win, raising personal stakes for the president-elect to ...

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 that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter ...

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

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

Republicans may not have a functioning legislative majority by the time those fights begin. The GOP won 220 seats in November ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday the 2023 debt ceiling extension agreed by then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ...

Stocks kicked off the first trading day of the year by opening higher, only to see the gains erased as the day wore on.