A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend with in 2025.

The new ceiling is the amount of outstanding debt subject to the limit at the end of the previous ... according to a letter Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent to congressional leaders on Friday ...

But the clock is nevertheless now ticking, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently outlining the steps ahead for the debt limit and noting that so-called "extraordinary measures" could begin ...

The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

Bitcoin ( BTC-USD) is on course to rise 5% on a weekly basis, but stayed below the $100K mark. The world's largest digital ...

A limit on borrowing by the U.S. government was reinstated on Thursday, a fresh headache for fixed-income investors ahead of ...

Alexander Hamilton, whose financial acumen financed George Washington’s army, and very likely paved the way to win the ...

Republican Mike Johnson held onto his post as speaker of the US House of Representatives after winning a dramatic vote Friday ...

With newfound control of both chambers of Congress, Republican leaders are touting a list of priorities that they aim to quickly address, like immigration and taxes.

President Donald Trump has declared that tariffs would not only tackle America’s $36 trillion national debt but would also ...

Janet Yellen, the first female U.S. Treasury Secretary, faces a cybersecurity crisis after Chinese hackers breached the Treasury Department's systems. The breach, caused by a third-party software ...