Welcome to the new year, and a new, GOP-controlled Congress. Lawmakers are facing some tough debates and choices when the 119th Congress kicks off Friday, starting off with Mike Johnson’s bid for ...

President Donald Trump has declared that tariffs would not only tackle America’s $36 trillion national debt but would also ...

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

A limit on borrowing by the U.S. government was reinstated on Thursday, a fresh headache for fixed-income investors ahead of ...

A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...

The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

Market uncertainty pushes Bitcoin lower, but AI16Z, LDO, and ENA show resilience as bearish sentiment prevails across the ...

Democrats "would prefer 'Depression' as long as it hurt the Republican Party," the president-elect wrote on his Truth Social ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the U.S. government could hit its debt limit as early as January 14th, ...

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