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 ...

The Senate late last night officially received the debt ceiling bill after the House passed it with bipartisan support, putting the legislation on course to be passed by the upper chamber in the ...

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