Congress is on the clock to raise the debt ceiling to avoid default
The consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling are astronomical and could cause the government to miss payments on its ...
Debt limit time crunch could test both parties
House Democrats are sending an early warning shot as the government’s borrowing window inches to a close: winning Democratic ...
Republicans reach ‘consensus’ on raising the debt limit with single, filibuster-proof bill
Senate Republicans had previously endorsed a two-track approach, with the second bill focusing just on renewing the 2017 Tax ...
Trump’s Treasury is running out of money fast. Why the ‘x date’ matters for markets.
The so-called “x date” — the point in the calendar when the U.S. Treasury will have exhausted all its emergency ...
Senate Republicans warm to hiking the debt limit in their sweeping party-line bill
If Republicans fail to get the votes on their own to lift the debt ceiling, with the deadline expected in August or September ...
Congress likely has until August or September to raise debt limit, budget office says
The drop-dead date for Congress to suspend or raise the debt limit and prevent the government from defaulting on its ...
Wyden: Democrats shouldn’t make Republicans job ‘any easier’ by helping them raise debt limit
Sen. Ron Wyden (R-Ore.) on Monday said Democrats shouldn’t help Republicans tackle the debt ceiling this Congress, after a ...
US could run short of money to pay its bills by August without a debt limit deal, CBO says
The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money ...
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For Once, a Debt Ceiling Fight May Be Democrats’ Best Option
That means the Freedom Caucus, sworn not to raise the debt, will have to blow the debt ceiling on a scale that will give cardiac arrest even in the red states. At this point, Democratic votes must ...
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Lawmakers face deadline to raise debt ceiling or default on $36 trillion debt
(The Center Square) – Unless Congress suspends or raises the debt ceiling soon, the U.S. government could default on its $36.2 trillion debt by mid-July, according to the newest debt limit analysis.
Wall Street is missing the message: There are no tax cuts coming
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's support for the GOP spending bill to fund the government through September has shifted ...
Lawmakers face deadline to raise debt ceiling or default on $36 trillion debt
Unless Congress suspends or raises the debt ceiling soon, the U.S. government could default on its $36.2 trillion debt by mid-July, according to the newest debt ...