national debt /tags/national-debt national debt en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:00:49 GMT Here's why a high-stakes debt ceiling fight looms on Capitol Hill /economy/2023-01-19/heres-why-a-high-stakes-debt-ceiling-fight-looms-on-capitol-hill House Republicans want to leverage must-pass legislation to raise the debt limit to extract federal spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:00:49 GMT /economy/2023-01-19/heres-why-a-high-stakes-debt-ceiling-fight-looms-on-capitol-hill Susan Davis Congress votes to raise the debt ceiling, punting the next fight to 2023 /2021-12-15/congress-votes-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-punting-the-next-fight-to-2023 Congress approved a measure to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, shifting the deadline for default until after the 2022 midterm elections. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:10:28 GMT /2021-12-15/congress-votes-to-raise-the-debt-ceiling-punting-the-next-fight-to-2023 Kelsey Snell The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis /news/2021-10-13/the-house-passes-a-short-term-fix-to-the-looming-debt-ceiling-crisis The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:52:19 GMT /news/2021-10-13/the-house-passes-a-short-term-fix-to-the-looming-debt-ceiling-crisis Alana Wise The Senate votes for a short-term increase in the federal debt ceiling /2021-10-07/the-senate-votes-for-a-short-term-increase-in-the-federal-debt-ceiling After a deal was reached with Republicans, Senate Democrats passed a bill to avoid the immediate threat of default by shifting the debt limit deadline to early December. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:25:53 GMT /2021-10-07/the-senate-votes-for-a-short-term-increase-in-the-federal-debt-ceiling Kelsey Snell Democrats say they'll accept the GOP's offer of a temporary debt fix /2021-10-06/democrats-say-theyll-accept-the-gops-offer-of-a-temporary-debt-fix The agreement could push the fight over how to raise the nation's borrowing limit to December. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:52:18 GMT /2021-10-06/democrats-say-theyll-accept-the-gops-offer-of-a-temporary-debt-fix Kelsey Snell, Barbara Sprunt Biden says he can't guarantee the U.S. won't breach the debt limit /2021-10-04/biden-says-he-cant-guarantee-the-u-s-wont-breach-the-debt-limit The president is calling on Senate Republicans to allow a straight up or down vote on raising the debt ceiling. "If you don't want to help save the country, get out of the way," Biden said. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:09:36 GMT /2021-10-04/biden-says-he-cant-guarantee-the-u-s-wont-breach-the-debt-limit Brian Naylor Senate Republicans Block A Government Funding Bill In A Battle Over The Debt Limit /2021-09-27/senate-republicans-block-a-government-funding-bill-in-a-battle-over-the-debt-limit Republicans' opposition leaves the federal government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:40:22 GMT /2021-09-27/senate-republicans-block-a-government-funding-bill-in-a-battle-over-the-debt-limit Kelsey Snell, Alana Wise