The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan budget bill in a crucial first step toward averting a U.S. default. H.R. 3746 — the "Bipartisan Budget Agreement" — passed with bipartisan support ...

Faced with a party in revolt, House Speaker John Boehner Tuesday relied on Democrats to pass an increase to the nation’s $17.2 trillion debt limit. Not a single Ohio Republican lawmaker supported him.

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