President Obama certified Tuesday that additional borrowing to the federal debt was needed. “Pursuant to section 3101A(a)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, I hereby certify that the debt subject ...

(AP) President Barack Obama is urging Congress to increase the debt ceiling, declaring we’re not a deadbeat nation. He insists he will not negotiate with Republicans over raising the government’s ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON • After a dramatic Senate tally in which top GOP leaders cast the crucial votes, must-pass legislation to allow the ...

A major Wall Street credit-rating agency issued a fresh warning Wednesday about the U.S. government's increasingly fragile bond rating as President Obama bluntly told Republican congressional leaders ...