Trump convinced hard-core Freedom Caucus members to back Johnson’s reelection as Speaker. But they’ve made it clear he ...

An initial round of voting in the U.S. House of Representatives looked like it wouldn’t deliver a speaker on Friday, as ...

A new Congress starts Friday with a long to-do list for Donald Trump’s second term: keeping the government open, raising the ...

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of ...

With newfound control of both chambers of Congress, Republican leaders are touting a list of priorities that they aim to quickly address, like immigration and taxes.

The Federal Reserve may have cut interest rates last year, but credit card APRs are still well over 20%. If you carry a ...

The new cohort of lawmakers could agree to once again suspend it. They could also get rid of the national debt cap altogether ...

​ Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of a handful of House Republicans who could deny Speaker Mike Johnson the gavel in the new ...

The nation’s debt ceiling was reinstated Thursday, giving congressional Republicans yet another divisive challenge to contend ...

The federal debt limit has no practical value. This suggests that ending it would be a good idea. Yet the laws of unintended ...

A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are ...