President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected Congress' bipartisan plan that would have temporarily funded the government and dodged a serious shutdown that could begin on Friday night. But Trump ...
The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the total amount of federal debt that the US government can have outstanding. The X-date is when the US government will exhaust its extraordinary measures and be ...
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday shone a spotlight on the debt ceiling, rejecting a bipartisan government funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and demanding lawmakers raise ...
Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. In a statement Wednesday, Trump and Vance lambasted the ...
WASHINGTON -- The fight over raising the nation's borrowing limit underscores a reality for Democrats as they are in the midst of their highest-stakes moment for President Joe Biden's sweeping ...
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America's Debt Clock Is Running Out of Time

The post America's Debt Clock Is Running Out of Time appeared first on The Queen Zone. $33 trillion represents more than 120% of the entire U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a level not seen since ...
The federal government was once again teetering on the brink of default this summer, leading to headlines buzzing about the debt ceiling. But you might be wondering what the debt ceiling actually is ...
The government spends more than it takes in, so it has to borrow money to pay its bills. By Alan Rappeport The wrangling over the nation’s debt limit raises a lot of questions, including what it ...
For someone who hates debt, Rep. Tim Burchett made a remarkable acknowledgment after voting this month for a massive bill that included a $5 trillion hike to the nation’s credit card limit. “I feel ...