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

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

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 ...

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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 ...

“The federal government will begin 2025 with significantly more cash on hand compared to the start of the most recent debt limit debate in 2023,” said Shai Akabas, executive director of the ...

The United States’s debt limit permits the federal government to spend money it does not have to pay its bills. The debt limit was suspended in mid-2023 through Dec. 31, 2024, allowing the ...

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

The United States’s debt limit permits the federal government to spend money it does not have to pay its bills. The debt limit was suspended in mid-2023 through Dec. 31, 2024, allowing the ...