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 ...

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, 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 ...

Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the ...

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 ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill recently got signed into law, reducing taxes for many Americans. But what will the hefty cuts mean for the U.S. national debt? Here’s how economic experts say the costs of ...

Despite Trump's prior comments, the White House has asked to raise the ceiling. — -- While President Donald Trump has spent much of his first six months in office attempting to roll back many of ...

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has a brief op-ed in Friday's USA Today arguing the need for Congress to raise the debt ceiling without reservation before the October 17 deadline. The fallout of the U.S.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will vote against raising the debt ceiling because to do otherwise would be "nothing more than putting off the tough decisions until after the next election," he writes in The ...