WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. will hit its borrowing limit in the middle of next month, triggering the use of “extraordinary measures” to keep the federal government from defaulting on its obligations.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested in a letter to Congress on Friday that the department doesn’t think the U.S. will need to take “extraordinary measures” on Jan. 2 to avoid defaulting on its obligations,

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the country could hit the debt ceiling as soon as Jan. 14 in a letter sent Friday.

Yellen told Congress her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as Jan. 14.

Janet Yellen warns Congress ‘extraordinary measures’ will be needed to stop US hitting debt limit - Yellen said the treasure will need to take ‘extrodinary measures’ to prevent the nation from hitting

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders Friday that "extraordinary measures" will soon be required to prevent breaching the debt ceiling.