Democrats see potential for an agreement with the president-elect that permanently defuses the borrowing-limit threat.

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Tuesday that eliminating the debt ceiling is the only area “I really agree with Donald Trump ...

A unified government under President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to lead to a quick resolution of the U.S. debt-ceiling ...

Investors clutching cash might soon bear the brunt of a U.S. debt-ceiling fight, which could boil over in the next few weeks ...

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A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

The new cohort of lawmakers could agree to once again suspend it. They could also get rid of the national debt cap altogether ...

The speaker wants to raise the debt ceiling as part of one large budget reconciliation package. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference Tuesday. Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO ...

Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" to discuss President-elect Trump's comments on the debt ceiling, the House and Speaker's plan for a reconcili ...

A new debt ceiling was established this week, setting up a debate for the months ahead about averting a government default. The parameters of that coming standoff are already making Donald Trump ...

The Treasury Secretary said that officials will soon have to start taking extraordinary measures to avert such a default, ...