Debt ceiling deal to prevent default faces first big test in key House committee1: The debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces its first major test Tuesday, just days before a potential default. With little time for delay, the House Rules Committee will meet to set up a vote on the agreement that would suspend the debt limit through December 2022.
Far-right members, unhappy with debt deal, float threatening McCarthy’s speakership2: As criticism builds in Republican ranks over the debt ceiling deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Joe Biden, some hard-line conservatives have begun floating the idea of challenging McCarthy’s leadership if he allows the bill to pass.
Major drone strike hits residential area of Moscow in apparent 1st3: Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging residential buildings in the Russian capital, the mayor said. The pre-dawn attack “caused minor damage to several buildings” in a district near the city center, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on his official Telegram channel. He said no one was injured and that authorities were investigating the incident.