The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested in a letter to Congress on Friday that the department doesn’t think the U.S. will ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter ...

Congress needs to act by this summer to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that she may have to take “extraordinary measures” to keep the federal government ...

The notification to Congress is the clearest sign yet that the fight to avoid default will likely take place in the early ...

The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

The Treasury Department may need to take “extraordinary measures” by as early as Jan. 14 to prevent the US from defaulting on ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting ...