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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Allison Griner, Kate Mayberry

Deal to raise debt ceiling passes US Senate, heads to Biden

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gives a thumbs up after the bill was passed [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]

The United States Senate has voted to approve a bipartisan deal that would increase the country’s debt ceiling, clearing the bill’s last major hurdle before it reaches the desk of President Joe Biden.

With Biden expected to sign the newly passed bill, Thursday’s decision is set to avert economic catastrophe, with only days remaining before the US was due to default on its debt on June 5.

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