The Senate approved the short-term extension of the debt ceiling in a 50-48 vote. The measure now goes to the House, which would have to be brought back next week to vote. The bill raises the debt ...

The debt-ceiling bill includes reforms that aim to speed up construction on energy projects. It also claims a West Virginia pipeline is in the national interest — and pushes through its completion.

The reported plan is less about conceding an election than about preserving leverage during Congress’s final weeks. It could put spending cuts, Iran war funding and the debt ceiling into one ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned ...

On Thursday evening, the Senate passed a bill that will start the process of raising the debt limit with only Democrats' votes. Having gained the necessary support to clear the filibuster earlier ...

Senate Republicans on Thursday introduced a resolution that flatly rejects the idea that President Obama is able to raise the debt ceiling on his own, without approval from Congress, under the 14th ...