# White House and GOP reach a deal in principle to stop the nation from defaulting

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/white-house-and-gop-reach-a-deal-in-principle-to-stop-the-nation-from-defaulting/
- Published: 2023-05-28T10:00:05-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The Capitol is seen in Washington on May 22. Photo credit: J. Scott Applewhite / AP. Article by Claudia Grisales, Ximena Bustillo, Franco Ordoñez. NPR – updated May 27, 2023 @ 11:22 PM ET. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement in principle to avoid a potentially disastrous government default and raise the nation’s debt ceiling. The deal follows weeks of negotiations and a tense creep toward a deadline to raise the government’s borrowing limit. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org