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Up next Kent Covington has today's news.

possible progress toward a debt ceiling deal in Washington. After a White House meeting Tuesday,

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters,

appoint somebody from the president's team who can work with the speaker's team to see if we

could come to an agreement. That is what the decision was made in this meeting. So the structure of

how we negotiate has improved. So it now gives you a better opportunity. He said a deal is possible

by the end of the week, but he added that the two sides remain far apart. Still, it was the first

sign of progress since top level talks began between the two sides. President Biden remarked.

There was no overwhelming consensus, I think, today's meeting the congressional leaders that

defaulting on the debt is simply not an option. Democrats object to a Republican plan to reduce

overspending while raising the debt ceiling. The Treasury Department says the two sides have

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