Congress and President Biden have less than a week to reach a compromise on the debt ceiling before the U.S. defaults on its debt, a historic first that could drag the country (and the world) into a severe recession.
A deal might be close, but compromise is a tall order in Washington. The deep partisan division in the country is never more present than when there are real consequences for government inaction. Given all that is at stake, how is the public reacting?
Below are five charts on how Americans feel about the debt ceiling negotiations and the fanfare surrounding it. CONTINUED
Clifford Young, Sarah Feldman & Bernard Mendez, Ipsos
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