Politics A.M.: Sidestepping crisis, Biden and McCarthy claim victory in debt deal

Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document; Trump and other GOP presidential hopefuls pan debt ceiling deal; How the debt deal may prevent a shutdown; FBI director Chris Wray to face contempt of Congress vote, Comer says; How Ron DeSantis compares with Donald Trump on policies and views; Senate leaders stress time crunch as they prepare for debt ceiling bill; Pipeline deal in debt limit deal angers climate advocates. Is it legal?; House approves debt ceiling deal. Here's how your representative voted.; Debt ceiling bill passes House, moves to Senate as deadline nears; Kayleigh McEnany vs. Trump: Who you got?; Nikki Haley's husband will deploy to Africa with the National Guard ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Sidestepping crisis, Biden and McCarthy claim victory in debt deal President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced enormous peril from the default standoff. But they seem to be coming out ahead. By Toluse Olorunnipa ●  Read more »   Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document Special counsel Jack Smith has obtained a 2021 recording in which former president Donald Trump appears to say he has a classified document about Iran, according to people familiar with the matter. By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig ●  Read more »   Trump and other GOP presidential hopefuls pan debt ceiling deal On Wednesday, former president Donald Trump added to the criticism from White House hopefuls of a deal brokered by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). By John Wagner ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS How the debt deal may prevent a shutdown The debt deal passed by the House Wednesday night may not only prevent a default; it may also help prevent a government shutdown this fall. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Tobi Raji ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   FBI director Chris Wray to face contempt of Congress vote, Comer says Lawmaker rejects FBI offer to view an internal bureau document at agency headquarters instead of handing it over to the committee in response to a subpoena. By Jacqueline Alemany and Perry Stein ●  Read more »   How Ron DeSantis compares with Donald Trump on policies and views A running list comparing the policies of former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on major issues. By Amber Phillips ●  Read more »   Senate leaders stress time crunch as they prepare for debt ceiling bill Neither Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) nor Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave any indication passage was in jeopardy, but rather stressed time was of the essence. By Marianne LeVine ●  Read more »   Pipeline deal in debt limit deal angers climate advocates. Is it legal? The agreement would overrule federal courts that have repeatedly found the pipeline in violation of environmental laws. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »   House approves debt ceiling deal. Here's how your representative voted. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to a deal to raise the debt ceiling. The Post recorded how Republicans and Democrats voted. By Kati Perry, Hannah Dormido, Nick Mourtoupalas, Adrian Blanco, N. Kirkpatrick and Kevin Schaul ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Debt ceiling bill passes House, moves to Senate as deadline nears Lawmakers are rushing to avoid a disastrous June 5 default after weeks of touch-and-go negotiations. By Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane and Rachel Siegel ●  Read more »   ANALYSIS Kayleigh McEnany vs. Trump: Who you got? Trump's one-time press secretary becomes the latest former communications person cast as the opposition. By Philip Bump ●  Read more »   Nikki Haley's husband will deploy to Africa with the National Guard The likely yearlong deployment from Michael Haley will come as Haley campaigns for president. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Dylan Wells ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out How To Read This Chart for a visual breakdown of the data behind the news, from national correspondent Philip Bump. Sign up »

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