President Donald Trump's hallmark legislation includes a staggering $5 trillion hike to the debt ceiling — a move that gives Republicans added leverage in bipartisan negotiations. With control of both ...

In 2023, a stalemate between then-President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans over the debt ceiling prompted panic among financial analysts and everyday Americans alike. The deal they struck, ...

WASHINGTON -- While the concept of the debt ceiling might seem "in the weeds," it actually poses a very real threat to millions of Americans in a precarious economic period. If lawmakers on Capitol ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the ...

House Democrats are sending an early warning shot as the government’s borrowing window inches to a close: winning Democratic support for a debt-ceiling hike will come at a cost for Republicans. The ...

At the end of Q4, US debt reached $38.51trn, having soared by yet another $2.30trn over 2025. The growing debt-to-GDP ratio ...

The US Treasury Department cut the size of its four- and eight-week bill auctions, the beginning of what’s likely to be a series of reductions as the government seeks to preserve its borrowing ...