The debt ceiling does nothing to control spending—and puts the U.S. economy at risk. Congress should eliminate this outdated ...

The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget ...

Recent reports from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Bipartisan Policy Center estimate that the debt ceiling, ...

A major discrepancy has already arisen between Senate and House Republicans in the budget resolution they plan to adopt in ...

Tax collection projections are down. Refunds are up. That’s a formula that could dampen US government revenue and, if it ...

A House GOP aide told The Post that the “target cuts” for both chambers of Congress will be reconciled — with at least $1.5 ...

The Congressional Budget Office said that the so-called X-date could occur as early as spring if Congress does not lift or ...

If Congress does not raise the debt ceiling, the United States is expected to default on its bills in either August or ...

If lawmakers do not raise or suspend the debt limit before all extraordinary measures are exhausted, the government could ...

The consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling are astronomical and could cause the government to miss payments on its ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal government could default on its debt as soon as August unless ...

The U.S. government will probably risk defaulting on some of its $36.6 trillion in debt as soon as August - or possibly even ...