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

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he'd be willing to negotiate with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, something President ...

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

And it will immediately face a familiar problem: The debt ceiling — the limit ... For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to ...

They plan to include a debt ceiling hike in a broader party ... "The idea that we're just going to help them out when they can't get their own members to cooperate, those days are gone." ...

Republicans are hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s expensive plans while avoiding a freakout on Wall Street.

Additionally, the package includes language that would push the debt limit fight ... agreement. “We had a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open and to help the American people ...

Conservatives now say Trump will need to agree to deep cuts in spending if he wants their support for raising the debt limit in 2025. “We’re about ... to do what I can to make sure the debt ...

"I believe we can get a deal done," House Speaker McCarthy told reporters. While acknowledging areas of disagreement, Mr Biden said a default was "off the table". The debt ceiling is a spending ...

The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the total amount of federal debt the U.S. government can accrue without risking a default on its legal obligations. Since 1960, Congress has acted 78 times ...