"Debt ceiling standoff and political tensions dominate the week in US politics"
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This week in politics, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pressed Democrats to tie spending cuts with raising the debt ceiling, while the FBI arrested two individuals in New York City and charged them with operating a "secret police station" on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Meanwhile, US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in a Moscow prison by Russia, prompting global outrage.
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