The Washington Post / Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Helderman 7:06 PM ET

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid said Sunday evening that all congressional leaders had agreed to a compromise plan to lift the debt ceiling. “We’re moving forward together,” Reid said. Immediately afterward, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared “there is now a framework” for a deal.

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