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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pledged to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling at at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday - but all of this comes as budget politics are heating up on Capitol Hill. What will it take to reach a consensus?

Plus, AI-generated tax scams.

And, what the Bud Light controversy says about America today.

Guests: Axios' Matt Phillips, Peter Allen Clark and Eleanor Hawkins.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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