Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado explains why she did not vote when the debt ceiling bill was approved by the House last week.

Our government is happily careening toward the fiscal cliff -- a cliff whose height increases along with each hike in our debt limit.

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"My conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy deal gives us a real opportunity to get our fiscal house in order," Paul wrote.

To pass the bill, Biden and McCarthy counted on support from the political center, a rarity in divided Washington.

GOP Rep. Chip Roy, who sits on the powerful Rules Committee, is urging all Republicans to reject the McCarthy-Biden debt ceiling deal.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn't get the top job without a fight -- and without making one concession that now could push him out.

Several Republicans in the House of Representatives have publicly said they do not support the debt ceiling deal.

McCarthy might need Biden's assistance in getting Democratic support just to get the deal passed by the House Rules Committee.

Conservative House Republicans have very few good things to say about a deal Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut with President Joe Biden.