You might have heard the riddle about the man who must row a fox, a chicken and a sack of corn across a river one at a time.

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged congressional leadership to raise the debt ceiling by mid-July, in a ...

Republicans hate the idea of even a symbolic increase in taxes on the very rich. But Trump keeps bringing it up, only to give ...

The so-called "X-date" marks when the government could run out of borrowing power and face an unprecedented default without ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is open to considering a ban on stock trades for members of Congress. The idea has been heavily ...

Despite the broad popularity of the issue, the task of actually passing a stock trading ban has never been straightforward.

The White House is reportedly reviving the push for a tax increase on the wealthiest Americans as part of President Donald ...

Johnson downplayed any struggles or disagreements in trying to meet his Memorial Day timeline for House Republicans to pass ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making it clear that he’s not a fan of President Trump’s proposal earlier this ...

Trump posted on social media that hiking taxes on anyone, even the rich, could stir a political backlash, reviving the “Read ...

The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action, Treasury Secretary ...