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Finance executives say the risk of a default is already damaging the economy.
President Biden met with finance executives on Wednesday as he continued to try to put maximum pressure on Senate Republicans…
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What the Debt Ceiling Means for Social Security and More
The federal government is about two weeks away from being unable to pay its bills — and that could delay…
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Biden Calls Curbing Filibuster to Raise Debt Limit ‘a Real Possibility’
WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Democrats are considering a change to Senate filibuster rules to bypass a…
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As the U.S. Hurtles Toward a Debt Crisis, What Does McConnell Want?
WASHINGTON — In March 2006, as the government veered dangerously close to a default, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the…
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Biden accuses Republicans of being ‘reckless’ over the debt limit increase.
WASHINGTON — President Biden excoriated Republicans on Monday for blocking his party’s efforts to raise the debt ceiling weeks before…
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What a U.S. Debt Default Would Look Like
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the debt limit must be raised by Oct. 18.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New…
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How the Debt Ceiling Came to Be a Political Cudgel
Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Over the weekend, Germany conducted a…
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America’s Need to Pay Its Bills Has Spawned a Political Game
WASHINGTON — For nearly two decades, lawmakers in Washington have waged an escalating display of brinkmanship over the federal government’s…
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As Debt Default Looms, Yellen Faces Her Biggest Test Yet
WASHINGTON — When Janet L. Yellen was Federal Reserve chair in 2014, she faced a grilling from Republicans about whether…
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