Treasury, debt ceiling and Janet Yellen

US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Treasury's Yellen warns in letter. What happens next?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter on Friday to congressional leaders, said the Treasury would begin using extraordinary measures Jan. 21.
Yellen says Treasury will use ‘extraordinary measures’ on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling,
Treasury to begin ‘extraordinary measures’ as US approaches debt cliff
The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.
Feds will hit debt ceiling day after Trump’s inauguration, forcing ‘extraordinary measures’: Treasury Secretary
The federal government will hit its debt limit one day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration – at which point “extraordinary measures” will be taken to keep the US from defaulting on its obligations,
US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin employing "extraordinary measures" to keep from breaching the cap and risking a potential catastrophic default.
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Tr
Yellen: Debt limit will be hit day after Trump’s inauguration
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday the nation will hit its debt ceiling the day after President Trump is inaugurated and that the agency will begin “extraordinary measures” to stave off the threat of a national default.
Federal government to hit $36T debt limit on Tuesday
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US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
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House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike
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$36T US debt ceiling signals Bitcoin correction after Trump inauguration
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Johnson ‘not wed’ to including debt ceiling in sprawling reconciliation bill
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