Why have ratings agencies downgraded, or are considering downgrading, the US Federal Governements debt rating?

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The US Government always pays the debt as agreed.

The US Government has a very large deficit and it is growing.

The US Government has different factions that cannot agree on how to manage the Federal budget.

The US Government is frequently near the maximum borrowing limit and Congress often waits until the last minute to ap

debt payments at potential risk.