Double-Barreled Economic Threat Puts Congress on Edge
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Double-Barreled Economic Threat Puts Congress on Edge

Republicans and Democrats disagree over how recent bank closures should impact the debt limit stalemate, and have taken divergent lessons from past economic crises.
Push to Insure Big Deposits Percolates on Capitol Hill
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Push to Insure Big Deposits Percolates on Capitol Hill

The government only insures deposits of less than $250,000, but there is precedent for lifting that cap amid turmoil. It could happen again.