WASHINGTON — A deal has been reached between Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) to temporarily raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default by the Treasury Department.

A number of declared and prospective Republican presidential candidates are voicing opposition to a debt ceiling deal that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck with President Biden this ...

In June, I compiled a guide of nine things to know about the debt ceiling. Back then, Congress and the White House had eight weeks to reach an agreement before the Aug. 2 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Senate Democrats are vocally unenthused with ...