Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

President Biden is expected to address the nation at this hour on the debt ceiling bill

passed by Congress this week.

Biden in excerpts from the speech released by the White House calling a potential U.S.

default a crisis averted.

President is expected to sign the legislation as soon as tomorrow.

More of MPR's Franco-Ordone is.

President Biden has another win to notch after the Senate followed the House and passed

legislation that cuts federal spending as well as suspends the debt ceiling until after

the 2024 election.

The bipartisan deal comes just days before the Treasury Secretary had warned that the

government would run out of money to pay its bills.

It also ends months of tensions in Washington after Republicans refused to raise the debt

limit unless Biden and the Democrats placed more restrictions on federal spending.

The President tweeted after the Senate vote that no one gets everything they want in

negotiation, but that senators voted to protect hard-earn economic progress.

Franco, Ordoniaz, NPR News.

Federal judges disqualifying himself from a First Amendment lawsuit filed against Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis by Walt Disney Parks, but the judge isn't doing so because of bias

claims made by DeSantis.

Instead, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker and a court filing noted a person who describes

as a third-degree relative owns 30 shares of Disney stock.

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