It's an important topic that often makes headlines but can be a bit confusing: the U-S debt ceiling.
So, what exactly is the debt ceiling that's making headlines around the world?
The debt ceiling is a legal limit set by Congress on the amount of debt that the US government can borrow.
It serves as a cap on how much money the government can owe to creditors.
First introduced in 1917, it sets the financial limits within which the government has to work.
It now stands at 31.4 trillion US dollars
