The House voted to increase to the government’s borrowing limit

Congress reached a deal — and a process — to avoid a default on U.S. debt and the reopening of the government.

How a deal that delays the debt ceiling fight until Jan. 15 sets up a new fight on the sequester.

President Obama says he is going to refocus his efforts on the economy. How much can he really do?

"I'm disappointed the White House has chosen to comply with sequestration by cutting public tours," the Speaker of the House said.

All eyes on are on Washington as the deadline to the fiscal cliff is just hours away.

It was called "Plan B" — a way to avoid some of the tax increases that are part of the fiscal cliff without putting together a broad bipartisan deal before the New Year.

Will they work?…