The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 241-187 in favor of a procedural measure tied to a crucial debt-limit bill. That outcome keeps the chamber on track to hold its actual vote on that bill later Wednesday. There were 189 Republicans and 52 Democrats voting “yea,” while 29 Republicans and 158 Democrats voted “nay.”
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