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What The Debt Ceiling And George Santos's Career Have In Common

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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Is the US Government Going to Breach the Debt Limit?

The debt limit is the cap on how much the US government can borrow. If Congress does not raise the debt limit, as it has done regularly, the country will either default on its debt or not be able to pay for its operations. Amelia Thompson-Duvau and Nathaniel Rakech are with us this morning.

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