The debt limit negotiations between GOP negotiators and the White House ended Friday night with no progress after meeting for roughly an hour and a half.
The extraordinary measures will buy Congress some time -- Secretary Yellen said it's unlikely the government will exhaust its cash and the emergency maneuvers before early June, though she noted there is "considerable uncertainty" around that forecast.
A new report shows that more Americans are getting back into debt.
If the U.S. government cannot pay its bills, millions of Americans would feel a direct economic impact.
In short, probably not. But it is an emergency idea that pops up each time Congress threatens to let America run out of money.