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Biden and McCarthy reach deal to avert US default – media

President and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached a “tentative” agreement on raising the debt ceiling, following a lengthy phone call on Saturday evening, according to media reports.

The “framework deal” was negotiated in “extended discussions,” but has yet to be pushed through Congress, amid objections from hardline lawmakers in both the Republican and the Democrat parties, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the talks.

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