Hard-Right Republicans Gird for 'War' on Debt Ceiling Deal
As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
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As a top negotiator said an agreement was “hours or days” away, an ultraconservative group of lawmakers harshly criticized its emerging contours.
Debt ceiling negotiations are at a fever pitch, with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden planning a phone conversation in the near future.
With right-wing Republicans all but certain to oppose any bipartisan compromise, the speaker has a narrow path to push one through the closely divided House.
Freedom Caucus members are demanding greater spending austerity than some Democrats will accept.
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