Who’s gonna blink first, Biden or McCarthy?

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President Biden meets Speaker McCarthy for debt ceiling talks. Paramilitary forces arrest former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS There's no "Plan B" in debt ceiling fight  Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images Tuesday, President Joe Biden met with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders to discuss the US debt ceiling limit. [Vox / Li Zhou] Unless the debt ceiling's raised, the government could default on its loans by June, which would have catastrophic consequences for the US economy and global markets. [Reuters / Steve Holland] Last Month, House Republicans passed a bill that raises the debt ceiling through next March; that bill includes massive spending cuts Democrats have refused to accept. [Associated Press / Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Josh Boak, and Lisa Mascaro] Biden and congressional Democrats want Republicans to agree to an increase without conditions. [Vox / Dylan Matthews] While a sudden breakthrough is unlikely, Tuesday's talks will set the tone for weeks of future negotiations. [New York Times / Peter Baker and Jim Tankersley] 📍 If you read just one story Vox's Andrew Prokop explains the possible outcomes of the US debt ceiling fight. [Vox / Andrew Prokop] Pakistan arrests Imran Khan Paramilitary forces on Tuesday arrested former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges, prompting protests across the country. [Vox / Nicole Narea] Officials arrested Khan after he refused to turn himself over his alleged involvement in an illegal university land transfer. Khan denies the charges. [Reuters / Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam] Khan and his supporters have repeatedly accused the government and powerful military of conspiring against him since parliament ousted him in a vote of no confidence in 2022. [NYT / Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood] The arrest could plunge Pakistan into an even deeper economic and political crisis as the country recovers from last year's devastating floods. [CNN / Sophia Saifi and Jerome Taylor] Support our work   Reader gifts help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a gift today. Give MISCELLANEOUS A jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages. [Vox / Constance Grady] GOP megadonor Harlan Crow refused to give Senate Democrats a list of his gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, amid scrutiny of the judge's ethics. [The Hill / Zach Schonfeld] Louisiana authorities arrested David V. Doyle for allegedly shooting a 14-year-old girl as she played hide-and-seek on his property. [USA / Natalie Neysa Alund] An unusual avian influenza virus outbreak has killed hundreds of thousands of wild birds, mammals, and other wildlife. [Vox / Benji Jones] VERBATIM "There's no Plan B." [Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House on debt ceiling negotiations / CNN] LISTEN TO THIS Ed Sheeran and the "Blurred Lines" effect Ed Sheeran just won a big copyright trial. But he might not have even been in court if not for Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines." Pitchfork's Jayson Greene explains how the song of the summer from 10 years ago simply refuses to go away.   Listen now   ▶ Read more from Vox   At the Kentucky Derby, horses are worked to death for human vanity Mental illness is not responsible for America's guns crisis The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden's climate policies How two generals pushed Sudan to war Mark Zuckerberg's not-so-secret plan to join the AI race This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.