Proponents of student loan forgiveness say President Biden has other options if his original plan is struck down.
The debt-ceiling crisis could potentially lead to Social Security payment delays for millions of Americans.
Social Security's trust funds are set to exhaust their reserves by 2035, when today's 54-year-olds reach full retirement.
The GOP Freedom Caucus has come out against hiking the cap, while some progressive lawmakers want a large increase.
Republicans want to preserve 2017 tax cut provisions. Democrats want to keep a big child tax credit.
Democrats want to expand taxes on some businesses to bolster Medicare. Sen. Joe Manchin wants a closer look.
The delay to next year is the latest set back for legislation that Democrats have been wrangling over since April.
Congressional leaders have just two weeks to work through their impasse.
The party's progressive wing has resisted changes they say are too beneficial to billionaires.
A levy on the assets of billionaires was rejected in negotiations.