President-elect Donald Trump has called on Congress to extend the U.S. debt ceiling, emphasizing that avoiding a federal default is his top priority. The debt ceiling, which expired at the end of 2023 ...
A screen shows the national debt clock after the US hit its debt limit and the Treasury started using extraordinary measures to avoid default (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The ...
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released a debt limit bill Wednesday that he hopes to pass with Republican support, triggering a frantic push to gather the votes in his narrow majority. “We ...