President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants the U.S. Congress to extend the nation's debt ceiling, adding that ...

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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 ...

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a disputethat is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday she expects the U.S. will officially run up against its borrowing limit in mid- ...

The United States has never defaulted on its debts ... When was the last time the debt ceiling was raised? The debt ceiling ...

The U.S. is likely to hit the maximum it's legally allowed to borrow at some point between Jan. 14 and Jan. 23, Treasury ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures" or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling by ...