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Despite Debt Limit Deal, 14th Amendment Questions Linger

President Biden has been considering ways to challenge the constitutionality of the debt limit to defuse the risk of default.

By Alan Rappeport

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Yellen Calls Invoking 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Limit ‘Legally Questionable’

The Treasury secretary warned that a default would lead to a “very substantial downturn.”

By Alan Rappeport

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How Might the Government Avoid Default? Biden Offers Clues.

After making little progress with Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday, the president previewed two possible endgames to resolve a debt-limit standoff.

By Jim Tankersley

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The Coin, the Constitution, Premium Bonds: The Debt Limit Workarounds

As Congress hurtles toward a debt limit showdown, ways to work around it are garnering attention.

By Jeanna Smialek

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