The debt ceiling is the limit placed by Congress on the amount of debt the government can accrue. In order to pay its bills to those it borrowed from and dole out money for everything from Medicare ...

A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' by the Republican Party, driven by former President Donald Trump, is sparking intense debate ...

President Trump is pushing the Federal Reserve to go beyond its legal mandate and help him manage the national debt as ...

An unusual political alliance is trying to take averting an economically devastating government default off Congress’s plate for good.

President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, and other members of congressional leadership are set to sit down Tuesday at the White House to discuss the debt limit, also known as the ...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Charlie Kirk discuss the "Big, Beautiful Bill" and what it will take for him to support the bill.

Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In ...

The Senate's version of President Donald Trump's budget bill would make full bonus depreciation permanent for factories, but ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist polling second in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, is proposing to take ...