Tension Around the Debt Ceiling
While most Americans were relaxing with the unofficial start of summer, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were working out a tentative deal to extend the debt ceiling.
While most Americans were relaxing with the unofficial start of summer, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were working out a tentative deal to extend the debt ceiling.
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