WASHINGTON — Terms and phrases like the "debt ceiling," reconciliation" and "continuing resolution" may sound like complicated government policies and procedures. However, the issues and policies are ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress is taking action Thursday to avert a government shutdown. However, lawmakers are doing so by not addressing the debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said if ...

T-bills are dwindling in supply, as the U.S. has been operating without a debt-ceiling fix since January The booming money-market-fund industry could soon face a shortage of its favorite assets to buy ...

The booming money-market-fund industry could soon face a shortage of its favorite assets to buy. The supply of Treasury bills, a kind of short-term debt used to fund the federal government, has been ...