After days of will-they, won’t-they on the Hill, Senate Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement yesterday to extend the debt ceiling through early December. This came less than two weeks ahead of a deadline that would have seen the U.S. default on its debt for the first time.
- Plus, the U.S. races to catch up on at-home COVID testing.
- And, COVID deaths in America are on the decline.
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