If the debt ceiling deal hammered out between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, passes Congress and is signed into law by the president, the pause on federally funded ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers drafted a debt ceiling proposal that would help the country avoid defaulting on its loans and would act as a backup plan if House Republicans and President Joe Biden ...

That’s a choice Ruth Rodriquez often has to make for her family since losing the extra food stamp benefits provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I have been drinking a lot of coffee and a lot of ...

This week marks the biggest test yet for the speakership of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. McCarthy needs to show that he can keep his members together to approve the Republican version of a ...

House Democrats need at least five Republican defections for their debt ceiling backup plan to prevail. So far, Republicans don’t appear to be interested. The plan, which was teased in a letter to ...

The House GOP’s Limit, Save, Grow Act to raise the debt ceiling contains within it a vitally important reform — work requirements for able-bodied adults to qualify for Medicaid. While the ...

The Greater Good: That’s the lesson now that the debt-limit deal has been approved by the U.S. House and Senate, economists say. Yes, some senators are angry about defense spending, work requirements ...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) debt-ceiling spending plan–which takes aim at some small-business benefits–passed the House this week, setting up negotiations with the Senate as the country ...

The House passed the debt ceiling bill Wednesday night just days ahead of the June 5 deadline to avoid a catastrophic U.S. default. McCarthy suggests he'll push for more cuts and work requirements now ...

House Republican leaders are moving behind the scenes to get their conference behind a plan that would raise the debt ceiling for one year with a slew of cuts and revenue raisers, a move intended to ...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn’t have to include everything ...