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Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

Headline from KOB 4, from the development of May 9, 2025

Newest development May 10, 2025 · 3 reportsTreasury secretary asks Congress to raise or suspend debt ceiling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Friday.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Names this update

    Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

  2. Newest

    Treasury secretary asks Congress to raise or suspend debt ceiling

    Headline from WMUR ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Congress needs to address debt ceiling before its August recess to prevent default, Treasury secretary says (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urging them to act even sooner, “to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”

  2. NBC News

    Treasury Dept. asks Congress to raise debt ceiling before August to avert default (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told congressional leaders on Friday that the U.S. will likely run out of borrowing authority by August.

  3. KOB 4

    Treasury secretary calls on Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Friday.

  4. WMUR

    Treasury secretary asks Congress to raise or suspend debt ceiling (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action

  5. Seattle Times

    Debt ceiling is on a (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Congress needs to act on debt ceiling by mid-July to avoid default, Treasury secretary says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.