Washington — The House has passed legislation to suspend the debt ceiling and limit spending, as time runs short to avoid a catastrophic default. The bill will still need to pass the Senate.

A deal allowing the US to borrow more money has moved closer to becoming law, days before the world's biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt. The measure easily passed the House of ...

The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cleared a major procedural hurdle on Tuesday night, just days before a potential default by the U.S. government.

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Republican gives positive remarks to reporters as 11 Democratic senators sign letter to Biden urging him to use 14th amendment to avoid default The Republican House speake,r Kevin McCarthy, told ...

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Senate leaders teed up a potential breakthrough in the government shutdown stalemate Tuesday as the House of Representatives ...

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Sunday that he would consider supporting an effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ...

Republican gives positive remarks to reporters as 11 Democratic senators sign letter to Biden urging him to use 14th amendment to avoid default ...