Biden and McCarthy reach ‘in principle’ deal to raise debt ceiling days before US default

Agreement will reportedly raise debt limit for two years, but deal still needs approval from a divided US congress

Joe Biden and the House Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, have reached a deal in principle to raise the federal government’s $31.4tn debt ceiling, with just days left before America was expected to default.

“I just got off the phone with the president a bit ago. After he wasted time and refused to negotiate for months, we’ve come to an agreement in principle that is worthy of the American people,” McCarthy said in a tweet.

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