BBCNEWS BBC July 6, 2024
we start tonight here in washington — these are live shots of the capitol building. the biden administration and the republican majority in the us house of representatives have reached an agreement in principle on a new government debt limit. the deal will be put to a vote on wednesday. we'll have more on what we know so far shortly, with our north america correspondent jess pakrker shortly. but first let's hear from the leaders at the centre of these negotiations. house speaker kevin mccarthy said there would be historic reductions in spending and no new taxes. he shared this stat...