McConnell Backs Away From Debt Ceiling Fight; Leaving Discussions To McCarthy, House

Senate Republicans have said that any plan to increase the debt ceiling must begin in the House, leaving discussions to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who is under pressure from his party’s conservatives to include a demand for spending cutbacks as part of any increase in the nation’s borrowing limit. Debt has reached $31.4 trillion, the […]

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