The federal debt limit has no practical value. This suggests that ending it would be a good idea. Yet the laws of unintended ...

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the government, a key step toward averting a midnight government shutdown. The final vote was 366 in favour, 34 opposed and one lawmaker ...

For example, $1 billion of debt would be much easier for a country such as the United States to repay than it would for a country with a smaller economy, such as Tunisia. Source: OECD (2019), General ...

The RBI operates a series of regional banks, much in the way that the Federal Reserve is organized in the United States. However, only the RBI’s headquarters in Mumbai issue government securities. The ...

With the House back at the drawing board, the clock is ticking ... [If] we don't get disaster in the bill I'll do everything to keep us there until we do," Tillis said. Tillis said he spoke ...

The Republican-led House has rejected a temporary funding plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday with just over 24 hours to go before a US government shutdown, capping an ...

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The clock is ticking as Congress ... lawmakers tackle the nation's debt ceiling before he takes office on Jan. 20. More:Will there be a government shutdown? Live updates on the latest from ...

With the House back at the drawing board, the clock is ticking. The nature of government funding ... [If] we don't get ...

Over the last five decades, there have been 21 federal shutdowns: 1976: Under President Gerald Ford. Lasted for 11 days. 1977 ...

The bill, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson, will fund the government through March 14, giving conservatives a chance ...