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President Joe Biden listens to a reporter's question as he speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Washington. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.

Takeaways on debt ceiling: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead

President Joe Biden listens to a reporter's question as he speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Washington. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling while trying to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.

May 29, 2023, 8:33am Politics

It’s a deal no one in Washington claims to really like. But after weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avert a potentially devastating government default. Read story

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Washington. After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to avert a potentially devastating government default. The stakes are high for both men -- and now each will have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for it.

Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid US default and now must sell it to Congress

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Monday, May 29, 2023, in Washington. After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have struck an agreement to avert a potentially devastating government default. The stakes are high for both men -- and now each will have to persuade lawmakers in their parties to vote for it.

May 29, 2023, 8:32am Latest News

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough support in Congress to pass the measure in the coming week. Read story

Candidates for Washington State governor, from left, Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Dr. Raul Garcia and Richland school board member Semi Bird.

With Inslee out, candidates are lining up for Washington governor

Candidates for Washington State governor, from left, Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Dr. Raul Garcia and Richland school board member Semi Bird.

May 29, 2023, 6:02am Election

With Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declining to run for a fourth term in 2024, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz have announced tentative bids to replace him. Other elected officials are lining up to declare their interest for the two statewide seats they would leave… Read story

A voter arrives at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3103 polling location on Nov. 8, 2022, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation.

Why Republican-led states keep leaving a group that verifies voter rolls

A voter arrives at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3103 polling location on Nov. 8, 2022, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation.

May 29, 2023, 6:02am Politics

Eight Republican-led states this year left an interstate cooperative that seeks to maintain accurate voter registration rolls, and three more may join them — a move that election security experts say is fueled by conspiracy theories. Read story

Trevor Gjendem poses for a portrait at his home in Stanwood, Washington on May 16, 2023. Gjendem, a nurse who works at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, has been vocal about labor issues for nurses at the hospital.

New Washington law may not cure hospital staff shortages, nurses say

Trevor Gjendem poses for a portrait at his home in Stanwood, Washington on May 16, 2023. Gjendem, a nurse who works at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, has been vocal about labor issues for nurses at the hospital.

May 29, 2023, 6:00am Health

Nurses in the neurosurgery unit at Providence Regional Medical Center submitted more than 100 staffing complaints in the first three months of this year, said Trevor Gjendem, a registered nurse at the hospital in Everett. Read story

Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the agreement to avert U.S. default

May 28, 2023, 4:30pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Here's a look at what’s in and out of the deal. Read story

Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

May 28, 2023, 2:27pm Nation & World

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state after years of criminal accusations. Read story

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2023, after he and first lady Jill Biden were in Delaware to watch granddaughter Natalie Biden graduate from high school. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy came to an "agreement in principle" on the debt limit Saturday that would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default, but still has to pass both houses of Congress.

Biden and McCarthy reach a final deal to avoid U.S. default

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2023, after he and first lady Jill Biden were in Delaware to watch granddaughter Natalie Biden graduate from high school. Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy came to an "agreement in principle" on the debt limit Saturday that would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default, but still has to pass both houses of Congress.

May 28, 2023, 11:56am Latest News

With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week. Read story