In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or ...

Janet Yellen has told Congress that her department will pause retirement payments in a bid to avoid default US Treasury ...

It is not clear how long Congress will have to secure a deal on funding or raising the debt ceiling again once the measures ...

President-elect Donald Trump will take charge of a federal government that will reach its self-imposed debt limit of $36 ...

As President Biden's term ends, his administration's focus on diversity is highlighted by historic appointments, including the first Native American Cabinet official and the first female Treasury ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that the government will reach its debt limit on Tuesday and will need to take “extraordinary measures” to avoid risking a potentially catastrophic ...

Joe Biden's top economic adviser opens up on harrowing moments from her time in the White House, and what makes her nervous about the Trump agenda.

A strong labor market isn’t enough to win elections. That reality could shape how the government responds to the next ...

The US sanctioned Yin Kecheng, linked to China’s MSS, for hacking the Treasury Department, and Sichuan Juxinhe Network ...

The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.

President Joe Biden renewed his call for the Equal Right Amendment to be ratified, but is stopping short of taking any action on the matter in his final days in office. "With this action ...