We disagree with President Trump on many things, but we can find common ground on abolishing the debt ceiling. We’ve called ...

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 ...

Just two weeks after he was sworn into office, former President Ronald Reagan went on national television to address the American people about what he perceived to be a dire problem. It was the ...

Concern over a possible default is expected to intensify in the coming weeks as Congress debates raising the U.S. debt ceiling. The debt limit debate probably sounds like a complicated economic issue.

A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington For years, Republicans have warned ...

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 ...

Traders say Bitcoin will benefit from the proposed $5 trillion increase to the US debt ceiling, but data could suggest otherwise. Historical data fail to show a consistent link between Bitcoin price ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has overseen $1.8 trillion in new debt issuance since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act lifted the debt ceiling. Bessent prioritized short-term Treasury Bills, with 60% ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The pressure is on in ...

Americans are carrying more debt than ever before. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Q2 2025 Household Debt ...