Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a Tuesday interview with The Hill’s Emily Brooks floated the possibility of working with ...

Republicans have leveraged the debt ceiling for years to block Democrats’ agenda. Now liberals see an opening to stymy Trump.

Eliminating the federal debt ceiling, as President-elect Donald Trump advocated Thursday, would please Democrats and many budget experts, many of whom have long said that it serves no purpose and ...

The government exceeded its borrowing limit on Trump's second day in office, leaving the new government with an uncertain ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter on Friday to congressional leaders, said the Treasury would begin using ...

Congressional GOP leaders are in a massive pickle as they weigh how to deal with a looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling ...

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend with in 2025. President-elect Donald Trump is demanding that GOP ...

Forty-nine House Republicans and a dozen senators have never voted for a law to raise the debt limit, highlighting issues the ...

A new debt ceiling was established this week, setting up a debate for the months ahead about averting a government default. The parameters of that coming standoff are already making Donald Trump ...

The U.S. government is hitting the debt limit, triggering a now-familiar cycle of brinkmanship, bipartisan negotiation and possible crisis. This round, however, has a few new twists.