The Hard Reality of a Debt|Ceiling Showdown

How the US debt-ceiling crisis could cost science for years to come

The US government could run out of money as early as next week if lawmakers in Washington DC fail to reach an agreement to increase the federal debt limit.

The U.S. Debt Ceiling: Playing with Fire - TD Economics

Congress is running out of time to raise the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that the government is estimated to be unable to pay its ...

Raising The Federal Debt Ceiling - What Happens Next

But weeks of tense talks between Biden and the House Republicans collapsed that summer, sending Washington careening toward a fiscal crisis.

The Debt Ceiling Discussion Greatly Impacts Public Health - ASTHO

Unless Congress passes legislation to raise the debt limit—the amount of money the government is legally allowed to borrow—the nation will ...

How Debt Ceiling Negotiations Threaten Homelessness Funding

As many Americans know, the White House and Congress are currently in a showdown over decisions to raise the government's debt ceiling. What ...

Will The Government Default? What To Know About The Debt Ceiling

The US could be unable to pay its bills by as early as June 1, meaning the federal government is at risk of defaulting for the first time in history.

What are the hangups in the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations? - PBS

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the ...

Congress marches toward September budget showdown to avert ...

Fox News senior congressional correspondent reports on a push from GOP hard-liners to abandon a debt deal brokered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and ...

When is the debt ceiling X-date? Here are 4 predictions. - POLITICO

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are facing an upcoming deadline known as the X-date as the two continue their standoff ...

US Congress, White House begin tough debt limit, budget negotiations

Detailed talks on raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling kicked off on Wednesday with Republicans continuing to insist on ...

What the Debt Limit Fight Is Actually About - The Intercept

A group of Senate Republicans hold a news conference to pass the House GOP legislation that would raise the debt limit and cut federal spending, ...

Yellen hopeful of a solution to 'more difficult' debt ceiling showdown

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that the stand-off over raising the US debt ceiling is "more difficult" than in the past, ...

Why Do We Have a Debt Limit? - Reason Magazine

Since 1941, the federal government has had a statutory limit on the overall face value of securities—bonds, notes, bills, etc.—that can be ...

U.S. Debt-Ceiling Deal: What Investors Should Know

Congress has averted a national debt default, for now, with a last-minute legislative compromise.

Testimony of Secretary Lew before the Senate Finance ... - Treasury

It is important for Congress to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, and then to work with the President to address our long-term fiscal ...

The US Debt Showdown: Catastrophe or Opportunity? | CBS Insights

Chazen Institute Director Glenn Hubbard and Chazen Senior Scholar Pierre Yared discuss the decades-old trend of rising national debt.

Showdown likely as US debt limit looms - PressReader

WASHINGTON – The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month, starting the ...

Half-seriously now … - Star Tribune

Right now, Congressional Republicans and the White House are at loggerheads over raising the nation's debt ceiling; in other words, Washington ...

The Left Case for the Trillion Dollar Coin - In These Times

Gimmick? Maybe. Path out of the debt ceiling mess? Absolutely.

How A U.S. Default Crisis Could Devastate Your Finances - Forbes

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has rung a warning bell about the American economy, telling Congress the US will hit its debt ceiling within weeks.