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Voters want compromise in Congress -- so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling?

  • Written by Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
Voters want compromise in Congress -- so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling?House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, left, meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the debt limit in the White House on May 22, 2023. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

There’s progress on the debt limit. There’s no progress. Conservatives have revolted. Liberal Democrats are angry. Negotiators actually ate a meal together. That’s a good sign. No...

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