Trump plan to raise debt limit on shaky ground
President Trump's legislative plan to raise the debt limit before potential losses of Republican congressional control faces hurdles.
- Trump's plan to raise the debt limit through his presidency faces shaky prospects.
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- The Hill — Trump plan to raise debt limit on shaky ground
- Fortune — There’s a deal on the table to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Trump isn’t part of it—yet
- Al Jazeera — One US dollar now costs 2 million rials in Iran, and here’s what it can buy
- The Hill — GOP faces jam-packed September with funding, reconciliation on agenda
- The Hill — Trump plan to raise borrowing limit on shaky ground as debt roils bond market
- The Guardian — With no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition | Rafael Behr
- CNBC — Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz deal as U.S. holds back on secondary sanctions
- The Guardian — Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes
- Semafor — US’ new Iran plan could backfire, Trump's former Iran negotiator says
- France 24 — Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions
- Axios — Rubio tells allies U.S. shifting from strikes to sanctions on Iran
- Al Jazeera — New US sanctions signal Trump desperation on Iran, experts say
- Al Jazeera — Qatar says US sanctions on Iran are unilateral
- Al Jazeera — US launches Economic war on Iran
- Al Jazeera — China says will safeguard its own interests as US expands Iran sanctions
- Al Jazeera — Trump’s latest wave of Iran sanctions: Which 60 entities are targeted?
- The Hill — Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran
- Foreign Policy — U.S. Unveils ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran
- Al Jazeera — Video: Iran reacts to US ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions
- The Hill — Hegseth says economic pressure hurts Iranian regime 'the most'
- The Independent — The Latest: Bessent warns the world to cut financial ties to Iran or face US retaliation
- The Guardian — US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran
- Politico — Bessent unveils new effort to cripple Iran’s economy
- CNBC — Trump admin unveils anti-Iran global sanctions plan, signals China not exempt
- The Hill — Bessent warns Iran's global partners to cut ties or face ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
- Axios — Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple Iran
- Semafor — Bessent expands threat of secondary sanctions on Iran
- Al Jazeera — Trump administration announces global economic war on Iran
- Fortune — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent becomes the tip of the spear in the war on Iran and the bond vigilantes as the U.S. readies more financial firepower
- Al Jazeera — Trump administration announces ‘economic D-day’ sanctions on Iran
- Semafor — US warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran
- MarketWatch — Oil trades lower even as Bessent promises ‘economic D-Day’ announcement on Iran
- Yahoo Finance — Stock Market Today (Aug. 24, 2026): Nasdaq slides on Iran sanctions, U.S.-Canada tariff threats
- France 24 — What could new US sanctions on Iran entail?
- France 24 — US unveils expanded sanctions to 'sever every economic lifeline' sustaining Iran
- Fortune — Iran calls U.S. sanctions support ‘act of war’ as its currency crumbles
- France 24 — Mideast live: Trump claims Iran is ‘completely collapsing’ as US readies new sanctions
- France 24 — US sanctions 'unlikely to get Tehran to bow down' despite effect on population
- The Hill — Live updates: Trump administration ramps up Iran pressure as ‘economic D-Day’ arrives
- Al Jazeera — South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war
- NPR — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to unveil new economic sanctions on Iran
- Semafor — US firm to start building antidrone tech in the UAE
- The Hill — Bessent doubles down on Trump warnings: 'Entering the endgame' on Iran
- Deutsche Welle — US announces bid to further isolate Iran economically
- Deutsche Welle — US to unveil new Iran sanctions, says war entering 'endgame'
- NPR — U.S. to detail new economic pressures on Iran. And, Canada to impose tariffs on U.S.
- The Independent — Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news
- The Independent — Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran arrives - but he is running out of cards to play
- Al Jazeera — US threat of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran tests Trump’s China detente
- The Independent — Iran's rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions
- The Independent — Iran-US war latest: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ arrives as Tehran threatens ‘earthquake-like’ retaliation
- Semafor — China prepares for ‘Economic D-Day’
- CNBC — Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat
- Al Jazeera — Will Donald Trump’s new sanctions against Iran work?
- Fortune — As Trump administration readies economic warfare measures against Iran, top security official vows retaliation ‘in a seismic manner’
- Fortune — The Iran war could last ‘deep into 2027’ as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t that closed, allowing more oil to leak out—but major escalation is likely soon
- Al Jazeera — Iran’s government signals fuel price hike on eve of new US sanctions
- France 24 — Middle East live: Iran's president says country facing 'many problems' as US sanctions loom
- NPR — Trump says U.S. will impose 'economic D-Day' against Iran