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Debt Ceiling

Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending it to Biden to sign into law

The U.S. is on track to avert an unprecedented federal government default after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling and curb federal spending.

By Rachel Siegel, Marianne LeVine, John Wagner and Leigh Ann Caldwell

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Here’s how your senators voted

By Kati Perry, Adrian Blanco, Hannah Dormido and Nick Mourtoupalas

Ukrainian soldiers from the 1st Tank Brigade operate a Soviet-era T-64. (Heidi Levine for The Post)

To liberate territory, Ukraine must smash fortified Russian defenses

Ukrainian troops are removing some of their own land mines to create pathways into occupied territory where they will confront Russian fortifications.

By Adam Taylor, Anastacia Galouchka and Serhiy Morgunov

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The 7 morning briefing

7 things to know today: Debt ceiling; Trump investigation; water shortage; hurricanes; spelling bee; and more

6 min

Labor market is showing no signs of a recession for now

By Lauren Kaori Gurley1 hour ago

w-i-n-n-e-r

Dev Shah of Florida wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

The country’s most-watched spelling challenge had two final master spellers: Charlotte Walsh from Virginia and Dev Shah from Florida.

By Lizzie Johnson

Dev Shah, 14, from Largo, Fla., spells his winning word. (AP)

Chthonic, psammophile: The best spelling bee words to add to your vocab

By Frances Vinall

Opinions

In Washington, a minor debt deal is worthy of major admiration

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Biden is delivering on his most far-fetched pledge: Compromise

Opinion by David Ignatius

Biden won on the debt ceiling. Why doesn’t he want it to look that way?

Opinion by Matt Bai

Today's OpinionsNewsletter

Target stands with the [redacted] community!

Opinion by Drew Goins

Government incompetence is knocking eligible Americans off Medicaid

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

Next pandemic, let Cuba vaccinate the world

Opinion by Achal Prabhala and Vitor Ido

Germany has one politician who’s serious about arming Ukraine

Opinion by Lee Hockstader

CapehartPodcast

Keith Ellison reflects on the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

Opinion by Jonathan Capehart

Listen: The debt deal nobody likes

Play: Today’s crossword puzzles and other games

On Your Mind: How faith can get in the way of seeking mental health care

Cook: Celebrate National Doughnut Day with these homemade treats

(Jessica Tezak for The Post)

Georgia probe of Trump broadens to activities in other states

Among the Fulton County district attorney's latest areas of scrutiny is the Trump campaign’s expenditure on two firms to study whether electoral fraud occurred in the 2020 election.

By Amy Gardner and Josh Dawsey1 hour ago