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discovered 5,000 new creatures. Plus we have an update on the debt ceiling

this morning.

I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the 7th from the Washington Post.

It's Friday, May 26th.

Let's get you caught up with today's 7 stories. Today Seven Stories. Number one, a deal to prevent a catastrophic debt to fall in the U.S. is moving closer to reality.

Last night, negotiators were inching closer to a deal

that would raise the limit on the amount of money

the government can borrow for two years

in exchange for cuts to its spending.

But they're running out of time to finalize the details.

In as few as six days, the U.S. may not be able to pay all of its obligations.

That could crash the stock market, spike interest rates,

and even lead to miss Social Security and Medicare payments. Number two is the Washington Post exclusive. Two of Donald Trump's employees moved boxes of papers the day before a visit by FBI agents.

This took place in late June at Maralago, the former President's Florida home.

It was right before FBI agents and a prosecutor came to retrieve classified documents he kept there.

This new detail could help prosecute his determine Trump's intent in keeping hundreds of documents

after he left the White House in 2021.

That will be a key factor in the decision whether to file charges against him. Number three, the longest January 6th prison sentence so far was handed down yesterday. It was given to Stuart Rhodes, the founder of the

Oath Keepers. That's a right-wing extremist group. He was sentenced to 18 years

for seditious conspiracy after leading a violent plot to prevent Congress

from certifying Joe Biden's election victory. The judge described Rhodes as a

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