Navigating the U.S. debt limit standoff: Possible paths forward.

Congress is facing a fast-approaching debt deadline, with potentially less than 30 days to get the job done. Senate Democrats are openly discussing the prospect of bringing a clean debt ceiling increase to the floor, while Senate Republicans are still backing Speaker Kevin McCarthy's negotiating position. The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session simultaneously for just two weeks this month, and with conditions less favorable for a clean debt increase, the question remains whether one party or the other will blink in the debt ceiling standoff.