WASHINGTON — Pushing to strike a debt ceiling deal, the Republican negotiating team headed Wednesday to the White House for more discussions with the sides still far apart. Time is short: There are ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, a day after he and Elon Musk came out against a deal reached by congressional lawmakers to fund the ...

WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...

Biden had insisted on approving the debt ceiling with no strings attached, saying the U.S. always pays its bills and defaulting on debt is non-negotiable. But he launched negotiations after House ...

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that Republican negotiators were "closer to an agreement" that would resolve the looming debt crisis, but had not reached a deal with President ...

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that "every hour matters" as his team scrambles to finalize a budget deal with the White House that would enable the government to avoid a ...