U.S. hits debt ceiling as partisan standoff sparks economic worries

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Republicans are trying to use their narrow House majority and the debt ceiling to force cuts to government programs, and argue that the Treasury could avoid default during a standoff by prioritizing debt payments. The White House is rejecting the idea out of hand. “There will be no negotiations over the debt ceiling,” White House deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton reiterated Thursday aboard Air Force One. But we similarly should not blindly increase the debt ceiling,” Representative Chip Roy, a leading conservative, told Reuters. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell predicted that the debt ceiling would be lifted sometime in the first half of 2023 under conditions negotiated by Congress and the White House.
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Australia players criticise human rights record of hosts Qatar in video

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