US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit on Tuesday, when the Treasury Department will start taking ...
Trump's economic plans face 'highly unusual' bond market as national debt continues to balloon
The gigantic national debt is finally starting to spook financial markets. That could hamstring Trump's economic agenda.
Ro Khanna says Democrats should demand a minimum wage increase in exchange for helping Trump raise the debt ceiling
Khanna told Business Insider that a federal minimum wage increase has broad support and that Democrats "should force ...
Clyburn: Eliminating debt ceiling only area ‘I really agree with Donald Trump on’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Tuesday that eliminating the debt ceiling is the only area “I really agree with Donald Trump ...
Democrats warn Republicans not to tie debt ceiling increase to disaster aid
House Republicans believe they will need bipartisan support to raise the debt limit, an item President-elect Donald Trump has ...
Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan
The speaker acknowledged the borrowing limit could be included in government funding talks — where he’ll need Democratic ...
US to Take Extraordinary Steps to Avert a Default, Yellen Says
Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department will start taking special accounting maneuvers as of Jan. 21 to ...