Members of the House on Tuesday pushed through a short-term increase to the nation's debt limit, ensuring the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December and temporarily ...

House Republicans’ go-it-alone debt limit bill pairs a debt ceiling increase expected to last into next year with what Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said would be about $4.5 trillion in savings ...

On Thursday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has called together a group of top aides to study “all legal and policy options” for preventing future debt ceiling standoffs. The group ...

Members of the House are scrambling to Washington to pass a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit. The vote Tuesday will ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into ...

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to strike a reassuring tone despite days of negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday afternoon that he's had several "productive conversations" with House Speaker Kevin ...

The House will vote Wednesday on a temporary extension of the deadline to raise the nation's debt limit, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor confirmed Monday. The House Rules Committee will take up ...