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Yellen warns Treasury could hit debt ceiling as early as June
She said Treasury secretary will be forced to deploy “extraordinary measures” to keep from exceeding $31.4 trillion statutory borrowing cap.
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She said Treasury secretary will be forced to deploy “extraordinary measures” to keep from exceeding $31.4 trillion statutory borrowing cap.
Lifting the debt ceiling is set to dominate this year's budget agenda. Republicans first need to agree on what to ask for in exchange.
It will be President Joe Biden’s first address with Republicans in control of either chamber of Congress.
Congress and the Pentagon have struggled to reduce hunger and food insecurity in the military, reaching only a fraction of those in need.
The House on Wednesday approved two measures prioritized by abortion opponents ahead of a key rally next week in Washington, D.C.
Baby boomers, those born from 1946 to 1964, no longer make up the majority of Congress. Gen X and millenials are gaining fast.
Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was named by his successor to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of Sen. Ben Sasse.
The FTC's proposed ban on noncompete clauses in workers' contracts may test the strength of bipartisan dislike of the clauses.
The bill would limit certain sales of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities affiliated with the Chinese government.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn’t want to risk a debt default, but he wants to negotiate spending cuts in exchange for lifting debt ceiling.
A Republican-backed House bill aimed at progressive district attorneys ran into trouble this week amid concerns from conservative lawmakers.
These Republicans will use their gavels to advance a conservative agenda and ramp up probes of the Biden administration.
Republicans and Democrats were in bipartisan agreement Tuesday about establishing a special House committee that would focus on China.
With the Pentagon about to release its biodefense posture review, Congress is cutting funding for biological and chemical defense programs.
Rep. George Santos is being urged to resign after fabricating part of his biography and facing calls for ethics and legal investigations.
C-SPAN’s unfettered coverage of the House speaker debate led to calls for more free access, but there’s a downside, Nathan L. Gonzales says.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will investigate a Federal Aviation Administration outage that caused thousands of flight delays Wednesday.
Peter DeFazio says he is leaving Congress with a self-diagnosed addiction to transportation policy.
Nose-pickers and gossipers do their business in Congress unobserved. Do they want everyone at home to see their unscripted moments?
A House Republican from Texas filed articles of impeachment Monday against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.