Evening Edition: U.S. careens toward shutdown, financial crisis amid stalemate in Congress

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Jabin Botsford/The Post) U.S. careens toward shutdown, financial crisis amid stalemate in Congress Democrats have tied an increase in the debt ceiling with a bill that funds the government into December, setting off a war with Republicans, who refuse to raise the cap out of opposition to President Biden's agenda — even if it means grinding the country to a halt. By Tony Romm ●  Read more »   More centrist Democrats question size of $3.5 trillion economic plan By Tony Romm and Marianna Sotomayor ●  Read more »   In first address to U.N., Biden calls for unity on climate change, pandemic By Anne Gearan ●  Read more »   Harris, Mayorkas say they were horrified by images of horse-mounted Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian migrants By John Wagner ●  Read more »   Future of nuclear talks with Iran uncertain as Tehran expands uranium enrichment activities By Karen DeYoung and Kareem Fahim ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Second dose of J&J vaccine increases covid protection, company says LIVE: CORONAVIRUS | Access to these updates is free ●  By Rachel Pannett, Annabelle Timsit and Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   On World Alzheimer's Day, the Black doctor who helped decode the disease Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ●  By Ray Cavanaugh ●  Read more »   Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who's behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites By Drew Harwell, Craig Timberg and Hannah Allam ●  Read more »   Al Franken has a new comedy tour. His targets? Former Senate colleagues. By Karen Heller ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As NASA reorganizes, it looks to a future that includes flights to the moon and Mars By Christian Davenport ●  Read more »   Autopsy scheduled on body believed to be Gabby Petito as authorities continue search for fiance By Kim Bellware and Timothy Bella ●  Read more »   Missouri couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters face possible law license suspension By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   Families beg for Black principal to be reinstated after critical race theory dispute in Texas By Katie Shepherd ●  Read more »   Beer, chicken, milkshakes and carbon dioxide: Why Britain keeps running out of stuff By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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