Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt. Full story
(Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, a government employee pension fund, to help the nation keep paying its bills now that a temporary suspension of the cap on the government's Full story
In an exclusive interview with CNBC's Steve Liesman, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the government will be able to keep operating longer than expected after hitting its debt limit, but he urges Congress to act quickly on it anyway.
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States must not delay raising its debt ceiling as ensuing uncertainty would hurt both the U.S. and the global economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview on CNBC television on Friday. Full story
Rep. Steny Hoyer talks about the president’s dinner with members of the Democratic leadership in the House.
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday that he does not know of anyone in Congress who wants to have a "showdown" over the nation's debt limit. Full story
The Up with Steve Kornacki panelists look at austerity in Europe and why austerity drives the political conversation despite the economy’s demand.
Roll Call Acting Politics Editor Shira Toeplitz discusses where the budget negotiations go from here after the Senate passed its first spending plan in four years.
Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden, The Los Angeles Times’ and Chicago Tribune’s Matea Gold, and Washington Editor for the National Review and CNBC contributor Robert Costa join The Daily Rundown to talk about the debt limit talks.
After House Speaker John Boehner pleaded with his party to vote for a bill to extend the debt ceiling for three months, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and 32 other Republicans opposed it. Alex Wagner and the NOW panel discuss the Republican Party’s fierce internal game of tug-of-war.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) participate in a news conference on the debt ceiling, on January 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democrats discussed the House's scheduled vote on suspen
Senator Robert Corker (R-TN) speaks to the media before voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington in this file photo taken August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
