As Congress considers whether to raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks, President Obama has had to respond to questions about his own prior votes on the debt limit when he was a United States ...

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved a bipartisan deal to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, breaking a ...

Senate votes to end government shutdown as Chuck Schumer faces calls to resign - The funding bill has passed in the Senate and the House will have to approve it next ...

The seven Democrats and one independent who voted to end the shutdown argued their constituents, as well as all citizens, had ...

The compromise legislation passed on Sunday only funds most government operations until the end of January – just long enough ...

A debt deal that promises at least $2.1 trillion in savings over the next 10 years has been signed into law by President Obama soon after the Senate approved it with a 74-26 vote, according to a CNN ...

The House is set to vote Wednesday on the Senate-passed deal to reopen the government, which could end the shutdown by ...

The U.S. government shutdown has finally come to an end after 43 days that resulted in thousands of flights being cancelled ...

Before leaving Capitol Hill for an extended summer break, Senators approved a two year budget and debt agreement worked out between the White House and Democrats in Congress, as the plan was opposed ...

From Tuesday, the rate of reduction in US flights will increase to 6%. Cuts have been made as the nation's busiest airports ...