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WASHINGTON ― President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said Congress should eliminate the debt ceiling, putting his support behind an idea popular among some Democrats after the incoming president ...

Democrats have long called for eliminating the debt ceiling. Sen. Elizabeth Warren signaled support for Trump's unexpected proposal.

You may have missed it amid your New Year’s Eve revelry, but the United States Congress is now, as of the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, officially in violation of the federal debt limit. That’s ...

Among the measures being debated by Congress to avert a government shutdown is increasing the debt ceiling — or eliminating it entirely. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive ...

Republicans have long used the need to raise the debt ceiling as leverage in negotiations over federal spending, but now that there is total GOP control in Washington with the Trump administration ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday shone a spotlight on the debt ceiling, rejecting a bipartisan government funding deal negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson and demanding lawmakers raise ...

The debt ceiling has become a central point of contention in Washington this week, disrupting year-end government funding talks that were resolved early Saturday. What Happened: President-elect Donald ...

The federal government will hit its debt limit one day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration – at which point “extraordinary measures” will be taken to keep the US from defaulting on its ...

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. President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that a ...