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Trump throws debt limit into shutdown fight
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Why Trump wants the debt limit off his plate President-elect Trump's recent ...The Hill - 8h -
Democrats dodge a debt ceiling deal
After years of decrying GOP hostage-taking, they're balking at Donald Trump's request for a clean increase to the borrowing limit.Politico - 9h -
Dems say 'hell no' to GOP plan B on government funding, debt ceiling
House Democrats are rallying in overwhelming opposition to the Republicans' second stab at a government funding bill, vowing to sink it on the House floor and force GOP leaders back to the table to ...The Hill - 9h -
5 things to know about Trump's call to scrap debt ceiling
President-elect Trump has thrown a wrench into government funding negotiations with his call to eliminate the debt ceiling just days before a potential shutdown. Republican lawmakers are already ...The Hill - 9h -
Trump wants debt ceiling raised or scrapped in new government funding bill
President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to either raise or abolish the debt ceiling in a new spending bill to keep the government funded. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin ...CBS News - 12h -
Why Trump wants Congress to abolish the debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump added a wrinkle to negotiations over a deal to fund the government when he called for an increase to the debt ceiling.CBS News - 12h -
Trump shakes up spending talks with call to eliminate debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump Trump said lawmakers should oppose any sweeping spending measure that includes "traps" and abolish the debt limit before he takes office next year.CBS News - 13h -
Jeffries dismisses Trump debt ceiling demand: ‘Hard pass’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) dismissed President-elect Trump’s demand to increase the debt ceiling, saying he was a “hard pass” on the idea. “GOP extremists want House Democrats ...The Hill - 15h -
Elizabeth Warren backs Trump call to eliminate debt ceiling
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday supported President-elect Trump’s pressure on lawmakers to eliminate the debt ceiling. “I agree with President-elect Trump that Congress should terminate ...The Hill - 15h -
Trump says Congress should eliminate the debt ceiling
NBC News’ Garrett Haake spoke to President-elect Trump about his opposition to a government funding deal in Congress to avoid a shutdown. Trump also said Congress should abolish the debt ceiling, ...NBC News - 16h -
Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, a day after he came out against a deal reached by congressional lawmakers to fund the government before ...NBC News - 16h -
Trump says US should get rid of debt ceiling
President-elect Trump said Thursday he would support abolishing the debt ceiling as he pushed the issue to the center of government spending talks with just days to avert a shutdown. Trump told NBC ...The Hill - 17h -
Lawmakers caught off guard by Trump debt ceiling demand
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appeared caught off guard on Wednesday as President-elect Trump demanded that a debt ceiling hike be paired with a stopgap government funding bill, rejecting a ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump: Republicans who back spending bill without debt increase should face primary
President-elect Trump on Wednesday said any Republican lawmaker who backs a continuing resolution without including an increase to the debt limit should face a primary challenge, placing the issue ...The Hill - 1d -
Top GOP appropriator 'surprised' by Trump debt ceiling demand: 'Don't know his rationale'
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday evening that she was taken aback by President-elect Trump's demand that the stopgap spending bill be used to increase the debt ceiling. Collins, the top ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump, Vance call for clean CR, debt ceiling hike, urge GOP to sink Johnson compromise
President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance on Wednesday called for Republicans to approve a clean stopgap funding bill paired with a hike to the debt ceiling, saying the previous ...The Hill - 1d -
Should you wait until after the holidays to tackle your debt? Experts decide
If you're trying to decide whether to tackle your debt now or wait, there are pros and cons to both options.CBS News - 1d -
8 things you should never say to a credit card debt collector
Saying the wrong thing could accidentally validate an expired debt or waive important legal rights.CBS News - 2d -
Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks requiring Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the ...ABC News - 4d -
Lindsey Graham contradicts Trump by saying January 6 investigators should not go to jail
Exchange offers example of senators’s willingness to publicly disagree with Trump while serving as staunch ally. US senator Lindsey Graham has said officials who investigated Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump says he will seek to eliminate daylight saving time
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he and Republicans would seek to permanently eliminate daylight saving time when he takes office.NBC News - 6d -
Trump says GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time
President-elect Trump on Friday said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it "inconvenient" and "costly." "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate ...The Hill - 6d -
Democrats say FBI Director Wray should have forced Trump to fire him
Democrats are expressing disappointment at FBI Director Christopher Wray’s decision to step down, arguing the move allows President-elect Trump to speed the law enforcement agency’s transformation ...The Hill - Dec. 12 -
Traders aren’t taking Trump’s tariff threats seriously. This Wall Street bank says they should.
Paris-based BNP Paribas expects a “permanent shock” to U.S. consumer prices from Trump 2.0 tariffs.MarketWatch - Dec. 12 -
Should you buy a home if you have credit card debt? Here's what experts say
Credit card debt could make it difficult to get favorable mortgage rates or afford your monthly payments.CBS News - Dec. 12 -
3 signs you should pursue credit card debt forgiveness before 2025
If any of these signs resonate with you, it may be time to start the credit card debt forgiveness process.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
New York prosecutors say Trump's conviction in "hush money" case should stand
Manhattan prosecutors say Donald Trump's election in November shouldn't mean his conviction in May needs to be vacated.CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back after Trump says panel members should be jailed
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, pushed back Tuesday against President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the panel's former members should ...NBC News - Dec. 10 -
Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff react to Trump saying Jan. 6 committee should go to jail
Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since the election, said members of the House panel that investigated the Capitol attack "should go to jail."ABC News - Dec. 9 -
Trump says rivals should be in jail. Experts say Biden can pardon them beforehand.
Experts President Biden has the constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to seek retribution against.ABC News - Dec. 9 -
Trump says Jan. 6 committee members "should go to jail"
In a wide-ranging interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," President-elect Donald Trump said members of the House Jan. 6 committee "should go to jail." CBS News chief election and campaign ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1, says Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Turner says he believes there will be 'assessment as to whether' troops in Syria 'should' stay under Trump
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that under President-elect Trump, he believes there will “be an assessment as to whether or not” troops currently in Syria ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Esper says he believes Trump will not intervene in Syria: ‘We should take him at his word’
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he believes President-elect Trump will not intervene in Syria. “Donald Trump is always consistent, if there's one thing, that he did not wanna ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Trump says Ukraine should ‘probably’ prepare to receive less aid from U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump says the United States will remain in NATO if other members “pay their bills” during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump says everyone on the Jan. 6 committee — including Liz Cheney — should ‘go to jail’
President-elect Donald Trump says everyone on the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack should “go to jail,” but he would not direct the FBI or DOJ to arrest them.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Fetterman says Trump should be pardoned of New York conviction
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said President-elect Trump deserves a pardon in a Thursday appearance on “The View” shortly after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden. “I think that it’s ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Manchin says Biden should pardon Trump
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Monday in an interview with CNN that President Biden should pardon President-elect Trump. "What I would have done differently, and my recommendation as a counsel ...The Hill - Dec. 3