Politics

Treasury now says it could run out of money June 5, buying time for debt ceiling talks

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that the United States will likely have enough reserves to push off…

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension

Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of…

Biden and McCarthy reportedly have agreed to debt ceiling deal

U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a deal to raise the federal government’s $31.4…

White House and Republicans reach a tentative deal to avoid U.S. default

WASHINGTON — House Republicans reached a tentative deal with the White House on Saturday night to raise the nation’s borrowing…

Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish…

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default

An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling,…

Republicans criticize McCarthy, Biden debt ceiling deal

After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge…

Debt ceiling deal will be ‘transformational’ for Americans, McCarthy says

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that the tentative deal House Republicans have reached with the White House to address…

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final…

What’s in the debt ceiling deal struck by Biden and McCarthy?

President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday signed off on an agreement to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and…