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 ...

The Treasury Department on Friday said the government is beginning to run out of money to finance its debt obligations.

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

Although President-elect Donald Trump wanted to start 2025 without having to worry about the debt ceiling, he did not get his wish.

President-elect Trump is headed for a battle over the debt limit with conservative lawmakers who are demanding steep cuts to ...

The U.S. government has less than three weeks to raise its debt limit before it will need to take “extraordinary measures” to sustain federal operations, Treasury Secretary Janet L.

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

“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 notification to Congress is the clearest sign yet that the fight to avoid default will likely take place in the early ...