United States
US Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal
The bipartisan deal will now be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline
The US Senate has fended off a default, giving final approval to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late on Thursday.
The bipartisan deal will now be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline.
The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome.
But the result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the debt ceiling ...