House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with spending cuts, but faces Senate opposition.

The House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut government spending, with all but four Republican members voting in favor. The bill is expected to be dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled Senate and President Biden has vowed to veto it. The bill was an early test of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to unite a fractious Republican caucus, and he hopes the vote will give him leverage to prompt the president to open talks. Democrats insist Republicans should support increasing the debt limit with no strings attached, and that any negotiations over government spending should occur as part of the normal budget process.