The states where the most jobs could be lost if the US debt ceiling standoff isn't resolved
As leaders in Washington fail to make progress on a debt ceiling deal, Moody's Analytics is warning of disastrous implications for American jobs if the United States defaults on its debt for an extended period.
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Denmark has a debt ceiling, too. It's never been a problem
The United States isn't the only country that puts a limit on how much money its government is allowed to borrow. But it is the only nation regularly pushed to the brink of a political and economic crisis as a result.
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Why we don't entirely know what would come after a US debt default
The warnings about a US debt default are earnest and urgent. And yet, the specifics of when the US will cross the so-called X-date -- when the country could default -- and what will happen in the immediate aftermath are maddeningly vague.
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Resolve debt limit dispute or no pay for U.S. lawmakers, House Democrat says
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress should have their pay frozen until the fight over
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White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks
The White House is drawing its battle lines.
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Inside White House meeting on debt ceiling: Intractable positions and no new ground
In a lengthy meeting at the White House Tuesday, leaders struggled to break any new ground on debt ceiling negotiations with a source familiar telling CNN that leaders repeated over and over again the same positions privately that have become a common refrain in public.
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Biden to meet with congressional leadership as threat of national debt default looms
President Joe Biden is set to meet with congressional leadership on Tuesday amid a stalemate in Washington to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default that would have catastrophic economic consequences.
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