debt ceiling

After two weeks of trying to get a deal done to reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling, several Republicans have come out to question the motives of the Tea Party.

It is the final countdown.  Democrats and Republicans in Congress have until midnight tonight to come up with a deal to raise the debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on federal debt.

The No. 2 House Democrat says a key factor extending the government shutdown is fear among moderate Republicans about a tea party challenge.

The partial federal government affects many communities through the furloughs of hundreds of thousands of government employees.

The roiling debate over a government shutdown has extended to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with tens of thousands of fed-up Americans registering their disgust with federal lawmakers for shutting down the government.

A conservative challenge to the president's health care law has the government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.

Debt ceiling negotiations have become a regular part of business in Congress and are now the tool Republicans are using to defund Obamacare.  That's why Minden Congressman John Fleming likes these negotiations.

With a week left to reach a deal needed to avoid a government shutdown, some lawmakers seem resigned — if not rushing — to that end.

The nation is about a month and a half away from hitting its debt ceiling, which means when Congress returns to Washington September 9th, it will be a one month sprint to raise the debt ceiling.

The United States will hit its debt ceiling in mid-October, according to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.