WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will probably risk defaulting on some of its $36.6 trillion in debt as soon as August - or possibly even by late May - unless Congress acts to raise the ...

Raising the debt limit doesn't greenlight new spending, but allows the government to pay what it already owes. The U.S. national debt currently stands at more than $36 trillion. The CBO estimate ...

WASHINGTON — The US could default on its $ ... Congress will have to vote to increase the debt ceiling before the limit is breached for the federal government to be able to keep paying its ...

The question refers to the current dispute between President Barack Obama and conservative Republicans lawmakers over the debt ceiling and the August 2 deadline when the US could default in a ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the U.S. faces the risk of defaulting on its debt in August or September if ...

The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will probably risk defaulting on some of its $36.6 trillion in debt as soon as August - or possibly even by late May - unless Congress acts to raise the ...