Evening Edition: Senate GOP says it will allow debt default; Democrats rush to avert crisis

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Senate GOP says it will allow debt default; Democrats rush to avert crisis As he has done before, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has essentially created a new rule out of whole cloth to justify his actions. @PKCapitol ●  By Paul Kane ●  Read more »   Political battle lines harden after general's testimony that he advised keeping some troops in Afghanistan By Karoun Demirjian and Dan Lamothe ●  Read more »   The arrival of thousands of migrants heightens simmering tensions in border community By Arelis R. Hernández ●  Read more »   Think all politics are local? The California recall says most politics are now national. The Take | Analysis ●  By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   Justice for J6 rally sees a sparse crowd and tight security By Emily Davies, Marissa J. Lang, Teo Armus, Peter Jamison and Katie Mettler ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A Detroit community college professor is fighting Silicon Valley's surveillance machine By Will Oremus ●  Read more »   A fencer accused of sexual misconduct was allowed to go to Tokyo. Teammates say they weren't protected. The Lily ●  By Caroline Kitchener ●  Read more »   Crosses surface from lost cemeteries on a Pacific battlefield where more than 1,000 Marines died Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ●  By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   How an intelligence officer's disappearance in Somalia has ripped the government apart this week By Rachel Chason and Omar Faruk ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ambassador nomination of Rahm Emanuel, a target of the left, may be rescued by Republicans By Sean Sullivan and Tyler Pager ●  Read more »   How the deliberately different Giants built a surprise Major League power By Chelsea Janes ●  Read more »   This year's Emmys are favoring mass appeal. That's not necessarily bad. Critic's Notebook ●  By Inkoo Kang ●  Read more »   Southern Baptist Convention now requires coronavirus vaccines for new missionaries By Sarah Pulliam Bailey ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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