A unified government under President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to lead to a quick resolution of the U.S. debt-ceiling ...

Democrats see potential for an agreement with the president-elect that permanently defuses the borrowing-limit threat.

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that congressional Republicans plan to increase the nation’s borrowing limit as a part of a ...

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Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

Approving Trump's plans for immigration, energy, tax policy and more in one multitrillion-dollar bill would be a daunting ...