Economy May 06 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Bessent testifies on the White House’s 2026 budget request By Associated Press
Politics Dec 30 Trump endorses House Speaker Johnson to stay after government budget turmoil Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson "is a good, hard working, religious man" and said the Louisiana Republican "will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN."… By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Politics Dec 20 Watch 6:10 GOP Rep. Schweikert says Musk’s political influence in Washington is ‘wonderful’ The back-and-forth on the stopgap spending bill has created fault lines among House Republicans. Many were unsatisfied with the original text, but some also rejected the revised bill, which included President-elect Trump’s demands to suspend the debt limit. One of… By Geoff Bennett, Shrai Popat, Kyle Midura, Elizabeth Summers
Politics Dec 19 WATCH: Senate debates spending bill as House grapples with stopgap deal A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown. By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Jan 02 U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight The record high comes after Republican lawmakers and the White House agreed to temporarily lift the nation's debt limit last year after the government ran up against its legal borrowing capacity and needed to implement "extraordinary measures" to avoid default. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Jun 03 Many Democratic lawmakers frustrated by debt deal’s work requirements for food aid By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 6:59 What’s next after the debt limit deal for Congress and the presidential race By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn After hammering out a deal to suspend the U.S. debt limit and avert a default disaster, leaders in both parties are already looking ahead. Bloomberg congressional reporter Erik Wasson and The 19th’s founder and editor at large Errin Haines join… Continue watching
Jun 03 Biden signs bipartisan bill that suspends debt limit until 2025, cuts spending By Chris Megerian, Associated Press With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. Continue reading
Jun 02 The debt deal set a new date for student loan payments to resume By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Rachel Liesendahl The wide-reaching bipartisan debt ceiling deal approved by Congress this week includes a provision that prevents the Biden administration from extending the pause on federal student loan repayments. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Congress votes to raise debt ceiling By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The deal suspends the nation's debt limit until 2025, after the next presidential election, and ensures that the government can continue borrowing to pay already incurred U.S. debts. Continue reading