Averting default for now

1 big thing

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🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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After days of will-they, won’t-they on the Hill, Senate Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement yesterday to extend the debt ceiling through early December. This came less than two weeks ahead of a deadline that would have seen the U.S. default on its debt for the first time. Plus, the U.S. races to catch up on at-home COVID testing. And, COVID deaths in America are on the decline. Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev, Marisa Fernandez, and Sam Baker. Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, David Toledo, Michael Hanf, and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	and it's cancelled.
0:34.0	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today.
0:36.0	It's Friday, October 8th.
0:38.0	I'm Nyla Boudou.
0:39.0	Here's what you need to know today.
0:41.0	The U.S. races to catch up on at-home COVID testing.
0:44.0	Plus, COVID deaths in America are on the decline.
0:47.0	But first, a verdict default for now is today's one big thing.
0:53.0	After days of will they won't they on Capitol Hill?
1:01.0	Senate Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement yesterday
1:04.0	to extend the death ceiling through early December.
1:07.0	This came less than two weeks ahead of a deadline that would have seen
1:10.0	the U.S. default on its debt for the first time.
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