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Obama delays request for debt-limit increase after Congress objects

The Obama administration has delayed a request to raise the nation’s borrowing limit by $1.2 trillion after congressional leaders objected to a timeline that would have made it difficult for lawmakers to vote on the measure.

The delay recalled the nasty, extended fight over the debt ceiling last....

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