House Speaker John Boehner expresses his view of President Obama's handling of budget talks while speaking on Capitol Hill Thursday. Boehner called the sequester the president's "backstop" with the Super Committee. (NBC News)
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House votes to suspend debt ceiling in bid to craft budget and avoid new fiscal crisis. NBC's Steve Handelsman reports. (NBC News)
In an effort to avoid financial disaster and the risk of default on the nation's debt, House members will vote today on whether to increase the government's borrowing power into May. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (TODAY)
A new study shows more than one in four households with a 401k or other retirement account will withdraw some or all of it to pay for non-retirement needs, such as college tuition or mortgages. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)
Insisting that America is not a "deadbeat nation," President Obama demanded Congress authorize the U.S. to pay its bills lest the country default on its debts. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)
"Meet the Press" host David Gregory talks to Lester Holt about how President Obama's focus on debt could affect his involvement in the gun-control talks as Vice President Joe Biden is set to make his recommendations Tuesday. (TODAY)
A new analysis finds the government could reach the debt ceiling limit as soon as February 15, two weeks sooner than expected which means IRS tax refunds could be delayed. Democratic strategist Tad Devine and MSNBC Contributor Robert Traynham discuss the impact of reaching the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling. (Jansing and Co)
CNBC's personal finance expert Sharon Epperson says that couples who are gifted a large amount of money should use those funds towards their emergency savings and retirement accounts before applying it all towards paying off debt. (TODAY)
Mary Hunt, author of "Debt-Proof Your Christmas: Celebrating the Holidays without Breaking the Bank," and TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky share how to take more control of your money and focus on gifts that people will really remember if you're already starting to feel stressed about holiday spending. (TODAY)
CNBC's personal finance expert Sharon Epperson says that you should avoid paying off credit card debt with your retirement funds because you'll actually only have about 2/3 of the money left to spend after taxes are taken out. (TODAY)