A default on United States ... sought to use the debt limit as negotiating leverage in order to force through spending cuts. A deal was ultimately reached to avert crisis in 2011 but not before ...

The debt ceiling does nothing to control spending—and puts the U.S. economy at risk. Congress should eliminate this outdated ...

After winning the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump called for the United States' debt ceiling to either be paused or ...

Removing the overhang of the looming debt ceiling crisis would hardly usher in an ... and negatively impact the credit rating of the United States. If Congress fails to increase the debt limit ...

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

If Congress does not raise the debt ceiling, the United States is expected to default on its bills in either August or ...

Many a childhood math teacher has asserted with total confidence that their young students would need to understand some complex theory of algebra or geometry as an adult. Even so, there is a ...

the deadline to raise or suspend the federal debt limit is fast approaching ... Lawmakers cannot seriously suggest they might not allow the United States government to pay the debts it owes ...

The debt ceiling refers to the maximum amount of money the United States federal government can ... saying a default would cause a financial crisis and put the U.S. in a deep economic hole.

The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget ...

The rabble-rousing Freedom Caucus has even warmed to the idea of a debt ceiling ... The United States experienced its first-ever credit downgrade over congressional brinkmanship in 2011, with ...