The federal debt is growing rapidly due to Congress’ incentives to spend, but the president’s impoundment power could provide ...

Overall, Democratic presidents have added a total of $18 trillion to the national debt since 1913 (adjusted for inflation), ...

President-elect Donald Trump added a wrinkle to negotiations over a deal to fund the government when he called for an ...

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of ...

President-elect Trump has thrown a wrench into government funding negotiations with his call to eliminate the debt ceiling ...

As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, U.S. president-elect Donald ...

President-elect Donald Trump confounded members of Congress and flipped the government spending debate on its head when he ...

The debt ceiling is the limit placed by Congress on the amount of debt the government can accrue. In order to pay its bills ...

The reality is that a U.S. government default would be unprecedented, and many experts have said it would likely lead to ...

In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing the possibility of a federal ...