![Senate races to avert default but vote timing unclear for debt limit bill](/i/c/7206691e-bbbd-b3f8-897f-a0d6f7882c44.webp)
Senate races to avert default but vote timing unclear for debt limit bill
Senators are racing the clock to pass a bill to to suspend the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025 -- but it's not yet clear when a final vote will take place as the threat of default looms.
2023-06-01 17:16
![Debt limit deal clears key hurdle ahead of final House vote](/i/c/4679cacc-9e10-3fb0-108e-85ecb8e9a68f.webp)
Debt limit deal clears key hurdle ahead of final House vote
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy helped secure a debt limit deal -- now he has to secure its passage in the House, with little room for error and a looming threat to his speakership.
2023-05-31 10:23
![Debt limit negotiators race the clock to finalize debt deal as risk of default grows](/i/c/78d7c39e-0d26-063e-e466-d4ad5b0eb4a4.webp)
Debt limit negotiators race the clock to finalize debt deal as risk of default grows
White House and House GOP negotiators are racing to finalize a deal to raise the nation's debt limit as early as Saturday with time running perilously short and the risk of a first-ever US default growing.
2023-05-27 20:57
![George Santos: Congressman pleads not guilty to fraud charges](/i/c/aae0d99f-bbf4-b2a2-a49b-e84b5994636b.webp)
George Santos: Congressman pleads not guilty to fraud charges
He is accused of laundering funds, lying to Congress and illegally receiving unemployment benefits.
2023-05-11 02:49