WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Monday that Congress must pass legislation raising the debt ceiling by the end of the week to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt. The New ...

The federal government will likely remain open as lawmakers on both sides banned together to avoid a shutdown.

The president-elect is hoping to avoid “extraordinary measures” that would push a deadline to default on the U.S.’s debt ...

Nancy Pelosi has avoided being beaten up by extremists in her party, unlike Charles Schumer and Mitch McConnell who have faced calls to resign for making deals with Republicans to keep the ...