The new cohort of lawmakers could agree to once again suspend it. They could also get rid of the national debt cap altogether ...

We explore the disagreements that could define the new Congress — and potentially derail Donald Trump’s agenda.

Helping the millions of Americans who ran up bills because they were uninsured or couldn't cover out-of-pocket costs was one of her big causes as vice president.

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small ...

Democrats see potential for an agreement with the president-elect that permanently defuses the borrowing-limit threat.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that will remove medical  bills from credit reports to end what the bureau called "coercive debt collection practices." ...

Ron Johnson said he will not vote for Trump's plan to eliminate the debt limit, but will "negotiate in terms of how far" to ...

Approving Trump's plans for immigration, energy, tax policy and more in one multitrillion-dollar bill would be a daunting ...

A key deadline for the government's borrowing limit is rapidly approaching, but lawmakers may not have to deal with it until ...

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions ...

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports under a final rule announced by the Biden administration.