Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told US lawmakers he’s extending the latest period for deploying special accounting measures ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday extended the department's authority to continue extraordinary cash ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an extension of extraordinary cash management measures to avoid breaching the ...

A new projection of Washington's looming 'X date' — when the US government will be unable to pay its bills because of the ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the date for the nation to reach its debt ceiling could change if ...

Senate Republicans back a $5 trillion debt ceiling increase — the largest ever — but experts say it’s unlikely to raise ...

The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without congressional action to address its debt ceiling, a new analysis finds. The Bipartisan Policy Center ...

A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.

A closely watched independent think tank has updated its estimate for when the federal government risks running out of ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's toughest negotiating partner is Congress, and the contest is his race to finance the ...

Yields on Treasury bills set to mature in early August have been spiking, reflecting concerns about the "X date," the point ...