This week in politics: Debt ceiling deal hits a snag; two congressional staffers attacked


Washington took one step forward this week on avoiding a potentially catastrophic default on the nation’s debt. Then the two sides took two steps back before the weekend.

Negotiations on raising the debt ceiling came to an abrupt halt Friday as Republican negotiators walked out of a closed-door meeting with White House officials, leaving the two sides at a stalemate less than two weeks before a potential government default on June 1.

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