In 2023, a stalemate between then-President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans over the debt ceiling prompted panic among financial analysts and everyday Americans alike. The deal they struck, ...
A mild recession, analysts say, would likely be the best-case scenario in the event of the US government defaulting on its debts. WASHINGTON -- The fight over raising the nation's borrowing limit ...
WASHINGTON — As Republicans barrel toward a critical deadline this summer to lift the debt ceiling, they say there’s no “Plan B” to avert an economically disastrous default if they fail to pass the ...
WASHINGTON — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send ...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are warming to the idea of including a debt ceiling increase in their big party-line bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, ...