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Freedom caucus denounces House leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal with Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling before the default deadline

WASHINGTON: A deal to raise the US debt ceiling passed its first major test in Congress on Tuesday, surviving a crucial procedural vote amid a conservative backlash that resurrected the threat of the country's first-ever default.

Debt limit legislation cleared its first critical hurdle Tuesday, when the House Rules Committee backed the terms for floor debate.

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.

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The Kentucky GOP lawmaker appeared to keep lawmakers’ efforts to avoid a debt default as soon as June 5 on track.

Lawmakers are scrambling to push through Biden-McCarthy deal by 5 June to avoid default disaster – what is the process?

Conservatives and fiscal hawks say the bill doesn't cut spending enough.

Some conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats have criticized the deal.