Tue., 9:40am: Treasury says US will hit debt limit in mid-Oct

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has told Congress that the government will run out of money to pay its bills in mid-October unless lawmakers raise the country's borrowing limit, which is capped at $16.7 trillion.

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