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Biden and McCarthy reach debt ceiling deal, avoiding national default: reports<!-- wp:html --><p><em></em></p> <p><em></em></p> <p class="copyright">Insider</p> <p><br /> The White House and House of Representatives have reached an agreement in debt ceiling talks.<br /> The agreement helps steer the country away from a catastrophic default on its debts.<br /> The deal was reached after months of contentious partisan negotiations.</p> <p>The White House and House of Representatives have reached an agreement in debt ceiling talks, avoiding national default.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/debt-limit-deal.html">The New York Times</a> reported three people familiar with the negotiations confirmed Saturday that a deal had been reached after months of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/debt-ceiling-brinkmanship-can-have-dangerous-effects-on-the-economy-2023-5">contentious partisan negotiations</a>.</p> <p>Two additional sources confirmed to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-debt-ceiling-negotiations-push-towards-critical-default-deadline-2023-05-27/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> that negotiators agreed to cap non-defense discretionary spending at 2023 levels for two years in exchange for a debt ceiling increase over a similar period.</p> <p>The agreement helps steer the country away from a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-debt-ceiling-explained-democrats-republicans-government-spending-borrowing-2021-9#:~:text=The%20debt%20ceiling%20was%20introduced,could%20default%20on%20its%20debt.">catastrophic debt default</a>.</p> <p><em>This story is developing. Please check back for updates.</em></p> <div class="read-original">Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-kevin-mccarthy-reach-us-debt-ceiling-deal-2023-5">Business Insider</a></div><!-- /wp:html -->


The White House and House of Representatives have reached an agreement in debt ceiling talks.
The agreement helps steer the country away from a catastrophic default on its debts.
The deal was reached after months of contentious partisan negotiations.

The White House and House of Representatives have reached an agreement in debt ceiling talks, avoiding national default.

The New York Times reported three people familiar with the negotiations confirmed Saturday that a deal had been reached after months of contentious partisan negotiations.

Two additional sources confirmed to Reuters that negotiators agreed to cap non-defense discretionary spending at 2023 levels for two years in exchange for a debt ceiling increase over a similar period.

The agreement helps steer the country away from a catastrophic debt default.

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

Read the original article on Business Insider

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