Debt ceiling deal abandons GOP attempt to cut spending
After a monthslong standoff, President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R–Calif.) announced a deal to raise the federal government's debt limit and avert the first default in U.S. history. The deal will suspend the debt limit through January 2025—in other words, until after the…
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