Liberals and conservatives are bashing the emerging debt deal — and that's progress

Liberals and conservatives are balking at the emerging debt ceiling agreement between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — a development that may complicate life for party leaders over the long term, but also signals progress in the immediate effort to prevent a government default.Biden’s liberal allies are fuming that the nascent deal cuts too much. Members of McCarthy’s far-right faction say it cuts too little. And if the gripes sound familiar, it&rsqu