WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is taking action Thursday to avert a government shutdown. However, lawmakers are doing so by not addressing the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said if ...

We are a month into a costly government shutdown, which is on track to become one of the longest in history. The debt ceiling has been used previously as a political weapon by both parties to gain ...

The House of Representatives narrowly approved a Republican bill that links avoiding a default with enacting spending cuts and several GOP policies rolling back several of President Biden's policies.