WASHINGTON — Terms and phrases like the "debt ceiling," reconciliation" and "continuing resolution" may sound like complicated government policies and procedures. However, the issues and policies are ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is taking action Thursday to avert a government shutdown. However, lawmakers are doing so by not addressing the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said if ...

On Thursday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has called together a group of top aides to study “all legal and policy options” for preventing future debt ceiling standoffs. The group ...

Congress and the White House barrel toward a June 1 deadline to resolve a debate over the debt ceiling, putting the credit and trust of the United States on the line. The Congressional Budget Office ...

Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlements must be reduced, Republican lawmakers said this weekend, before they’ll agree to raise the nation’s borrowing limit to avoid defaulting on its loans, ...

Update: Please check Blogging the Beltway later today for Cynthia Gordy’s recap of President Obama’s remarks. In the meantime, learn more about the press conference at the Washington Post. Suggested ...