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 ...

WASHINGTON —The House on Wednesday passed a Republican debt ceiling plan that includes $4.5 trillion in cuts and raises the debt ceiling until May 2024, but Democrats say it won't ward off a potential ...

After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy briefed House Republicans on the outlines of a bill to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts and policy changes, lawmakers emerged seeking more ...

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 ...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced on Monday that House Republicans will introduce their plan to address the debt ceiling on Tuesday. The official introduction will come one day ...

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 ...