The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the extension of the debt ceiling will "go down as one of the dumbest political ...

Without a speaker, lawmakers cannot formally certify Donald Trump's win, raising personal stakes for the president-elect to ...

President-elect Trump on Sunday harshly criticized the House GOP, and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), for voting to ...

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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 ...

Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to increase it.

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

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

Fresh off his reelection as speaker, Mike Johnson hyped up Republicans’ ambitious agenda for the new year and pledged to take ...

Johnson revealed he had met with House Republicans on Saturday to discuss the “America First agenda" before Trump's inauguration later this month.

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