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    Debt ceiling deal reached in principle

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  • Sources: Tentative agreement reached on debt limit deal

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  • U.S. credit rating could be downgraded if government defaults

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  • US faces possible credit rating downgrade amid debt limit crisis

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  • How to prepare for a possible government default

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  • Debt ceiling negotiations hit a ‘speed bump,’ Democratic official says

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  • US debt ceiling talks hit 'speed bump' as deadline fast approaches

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  • Kevin McCarthy strikes optimistic tone as debt ceiling talks continue

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  • Biden and McCarthy agree to meet one-on-one as nation faces potential default

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  • Speaker McCarthy ‘can see the path’ towards a debt ceiling deal

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  • Biden confident debt ceiling deal will be reached

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  • Negotiators move closer toward agreement on debt limit

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  • Biden blames Republicans for ‘holding economy hostage’ over debt ceiling

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  • April inflation report shows consumer prices for all items rises 0.4%

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  • Biden and congressional leaders at impasse on debt ceiling after ‘tense’ meeting

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  • Debt limit negotiations fail but talks set to continue

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  • Biden to meet with congressional leaders over debt ceiling

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  • White House set for high stakes debt limit negotiations

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  • U.S. economy adds 253,000 jobs in April

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  • U.S. economy added 253,000 jobs in April

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Families worry as unemployment benefits draw to an end

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Due to the recession, unemployment benefits can last up to 73 weeks – but if Congress doesn’t take action, they’ll go back to 26 weeks on December 28th. That means 1.3 million jobless workers will lose their benefits. NBC’s Joe Fryer reports.