Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the guy who brought the Republican party to its lowest poll numbers in decades by pushing for a fight over government funding in October, is at it again, filibustering the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blocked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in his bid to bypass a GOP filibuster and raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority vote on Tuesday afternoon.

BTIG Director of Policy Research Isaac Boltansky expects the debt ceiling agreement reached over the weekend to benefit several stocks, as it touches on the tax preparation industry, student loans, ...