Congress raises the debt ceiling, pushing the divisive issue to after the 2022 midterms

Lawmakers in the House have agreed to a deal that will allow the federal government to avoid defaulting on its loans until early 2023.

The House voted 221 to 209 Wednesday to increase the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion.

NPR's Kelsey Snell reports the vote was mostly along party lines; Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois was the only Republican to join Democrats in voting to approve the measure. Pushing the deadline to 2023 likely means whatever party controls Congress after the 2022 midterm elections will decide how to address the...