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Congress has raised the debt ceiling at least 100 times – under Democratic and Republican presidents
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoA countdown of less than two weeks. Tension between Republicans and Democrats. A looming,...
Why the Debt Ceiling Is Always Up for Debate
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe debt ceiling is an economic and political peculiarity that's almost exclusively unique to the United States. Poland has something similar, according...
McCarthy tells Wall Street House GOP will vote to raise debt ceiling but tied to spending cuts
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a speech at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said House Republicans...
A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the House GOP and President Joe Biden locked in a struggle over the debt limit, it's dark times...
How US national debt grew to its $31.4 trillion high
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA ticking clock in Washington to avert default by raising the nation's borrowing limit is drawing attention to the $31.4 trillion debt already accrued by...
Debt ceiling fears push the cost of insuring against a US government default to highest level since...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoUS president Joe Biden and speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Traders are...
Debt ceiling: How the 2023 drama is ‘100% different’ than 2011
Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoMany in Washington and Wall Street are looking to 2011 as a reason not to freak out about the...
The US could be 4 months away from a potentially disastrous debt-ceiling breach, but nobody's...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSenate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and...
How the debt ceiling battle could affect Black Americans
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoExperts say a U.S. default on its national debt would have “devastating” impacts on federal workers,...
US Debt: What Is the Debt Ceiling and How Does It Work?
GoBankingRates via AOL· 12 months agoThe U.S. debt ceiling has dominated the news in 2023, as financial pundits predicted dire...