Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) head Ilham Ehmed told reporters on Friday that the delegation has asked for a sanctions waiver for Kurdish strongholds in northeastern Syria during their visit to Washington, DC, and revealed that there is more interest from the Congress on the matter

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that the Senate could move to consider legislation approved by the House on Wednesday to suspend the US debt ceiling through December 16, 2022 as early as next week

The United States should abolish its debt ceiling to ensure that spending passed in Congress under any administration goes through without a crisis, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a congressional testimony on Thursday