McCarthy defends debt ceiling deal, predicts Democrats will join GOP in passing it to avert default - WEIS

(WASHINGTON) -- A bipartisan majority of Congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert a historic default that could upend the economy while enforcing some limits on government spending, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted on Sunday. McCarthy, flanked by the two Republican negotiators who worked with him

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