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National Debt

What is the debt ceiling, and does a default 'possibly mean nothing'?

  • Dec 20, 2024

Debt ceiling talks 'making progress,' Biden says amid elusive deal

  • May 26, 2023
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Debt ceiling timeline: What happens if US defaults

  • May 25, 2023
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Older Americans worried debt default means no Social Security

  • May 24, 2023

McCarthy sends negotiators to White House ahead of potential default

  • May 24, 2023

Debt default could cut millions of jobs: Who would lose employment 1st

  • May 24, 2023

Here's how US debt default could affect you

  • May 24, 2023

Debt ceiling talks end after briefly resuming

  • May 20, 2023

Latest Videos

1:59

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

  • Jun 4, 2023
2:02

Biden touts bipartisanship in prime-time address on debt ceiling deal that averts default

  • Jun 3, 2023
2:23

Senado de Estados Unidos aprueba iniciativa para elevar tope de deuda

  • Jun 2, 2023
1:47

Debt ceiling vote: Senate gives final approval, sending bill to President Joe Biden's desk

  • Jun 2, 2023
2:26

EEUU: Cámara de Representantes aprueba propuesta para elevar límite de deuda; pasa al Senado

  • Jun 1, 2023
2:26

House votes to pass debt limit bill to avoid default, sends Biden-McCarthy deal to Senate

  • Jun 1, 2023
3:06

House GOP, Biden reach debt ceiling agreement in principle: ABC News

  • May 28, 2023

Latest Stories

US reaches debt limit; Treasury Department now taking 'extraordinary measures'

The extraordinary measures will buy Congress some time -- Secretary Yellen said it's unlikely the government will exhaust its cash and the emergency maneuvers before early June, though she noted there is "considerable uncertainty" around that forecast.

  • Jan 19, 2023

What is the debt ceiling? Why a government default could directly affect your wallet

If the U.S. government cannot pay its bills, millions of Americans would feel a direct economic impact.

  • Oct 8, 2021

Is minting a $1 trillion platinum coin the answer to the debt limit crisis?

In short, probably not. But it is an emergency idea that pops up each time Congress threatens to let America run out of money.

  • Oct 7, 2021
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US risks defaulting its debts, which could set off 'cataclysmic' situation for economy, analysts say

Moody's estimates nearly 6 million jobs would be lost, the unemployment rate would spike back to nearly 9% and stock prices would plummet.

  • Sep 22, 2021

Debt collectors can contact you by email, text and social media starting next year

Starting late next year, debt collectors will be able to contact consumers by email, text message and even through social media.

  • Dec 18, 2020