Debt-Ceiling Fight Has New X Factor

Trump wants to extend US debt ceiling, says he doesn't want to see a default
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants the U.S. Congress to extend the nation's debt ceiling, adding that he did not want to see the federal government default on its debt, which currently tops $36 trillion.
Debt-Ceiling Fight Has New X Factor: Trump
Democrats see potential for an agreement with the president-elect that permanently defuses the borrowing-limit threat.
Clyburn: Eliminating debt ceiling only area ‘I really agree with Donald Trump on’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Tuesday that eliminating the debt ceiling is the only area “I really agree with Donald Trump on.” “We should do away with it altogether,” Clyburn told CNN’s John Berman on “CNN News Central.
US debt ceiling reinstated as risk of default looms
The Treasury Secretary said that officials will soon have to start taking extraordinary measures to avert such a default, which analysts have warned — on the multiple prior occasions the US has neared its debt ceiling — could throw the global economy into turmoil.
Why Trump is antsy about the coming debt ceiling fight
A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are already making Donald Trump unhappy.
Video: Trump Says Debt Ceiling Is ‘Not About Spending More Money’, Wants To Avoid Risk Of Defaulting
Trump Says Debt Ceiling Is ‘Not About Spending More Money’, Wants To Avoid Risk Of Defaulting During a press briefing at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, President-elect Trump was asked about Fuel your success with Forbes.
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