A deal for where the U.S. debt limit will move, for now, could be ready for President Joe Biden's desk soon. Senators wrapped up voting late on Thursday night preparing the legislation to be ready for ...

North Carolina’s senators remained divided Thursday on extending the country’s debt ceiling as the U.S. Senate passed a bill to extend it through Jan. 1, 2025. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is demanding “significant” near-term cuts in Medicare and Medicaid in exchange for agreeing to raise the federal debt limit by early August, according to ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told colleagues Thursday he will keep the Senate in session for as long as it takes to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling and send it to President ...

Late last night, the President and Congressional leaders announced a debt-ceiling deal. The need for last night's so-called compromise was forced by Tea Party Republicans ready to risk the first ...