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A screen shows the national debt clock after the US hit its debt limit and the Treasury started using extraordinary measures to avoid default (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The ...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released a debt limit bill Wednesday that he hopes to pass with Republican support, triggering a frantic push to gather the votes in his narrow majority.

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican ...