Biden and McCarthy strike debt deal days befo...

President Trump reverses course and revives campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa as Republicans struggle to match Democratic voter enthusiasm ... The Justice Department issues more than 40 subpoenas as it intensifies its investigation into allegations that Alaska Democrats recruit ...  Show more

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In a high-stakes showdown this week, President Biden and the leaders of congress met face to face in an effort to avoid the United States defaulting on its debt for the first time in history.

Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how close t ...

Congress and the Biden administration are once again at loggerheads over a potential debt ceiling crisis – and the possibility of defaulting on its debt for the first time in the United States’ history. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s spe ...  Show more

Last week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded Republicans to narrowly pass a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, setting up high-stakes negotiations with the Biden administration.

Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The New York Times, explains the risks this might p ...