This letter serves to notify you, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 8348(l)(2), of the extraordinary measures that Treasury will begin ...
In one of her last acts as U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” ...
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a ...
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...
Set by Congress, the debt ceiling, or limit, is the maximum amount of money the U.S. Treasury is authorized to borrow to pay debts incurred by the federal government. Lifting the debt ...
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants the U.S. Congress to extend the nation's debt ceiling, adding that ...
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.
Let's say you have a credit card with a $5,000 spending limit. For some reason, the card company approves $6,000 in charges. You call them and ask, "Did you raise my spending limit?" They say, "No ...
Addressing the debt limit in reconciliation is not “completely ... The Treasury Department has not given a precise date when the federal government will potentially default, but Congress might ...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's parting gift to Pres.-elect Donald Trump announced debt limit reached his first full day back in office.