The new cohort of lawmakers could agree to once again suspend it. They could also get rid of the national debt cap altogether ...

Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to ...

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions ...

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — ...

Approving Trump's plans for immigration, energy, tax policy and more in one multi-trillion-dollar bill will be a daunting ...

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

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

The federal debt limit has no practical value. This suggests that ending it would be a good idea. Yet the laws of unintended ...

Fresh off his reelection as speaker, Mike Johnson hyped up Republicans’ ambitious agenda for the new year and pledged to take ...