Senate vote on debt ceiling bill could begin as early as Thursday

The majority leader, Chuck Schumer, vowed the upper chamber would stay in session till the bill reached the president’s desk

The Senate may begin voting as early as Thursday evening on the debt ceiling bill that passed the House a day earlier, with the US creeping closer to the 5 June deadline to avert a potentially disastrous federal default.

The Senate majority leader, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, vowed that the upper chamber would “stay in session until we send a bill avoiding default to President Biden’s desk”.