Senate passes 11th-hour debt ceiling bill, heading off threat of default
President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)
Senate passes 11th-hour debt ceiling bill, heading off threat of default
The U.S. Senate gave final approval to a bill to suspend the debt ceiling, just days before today’s “X-date” when Treasury officials said the government would run out of money...
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