Politics May 19 House Republicans ‘press pause’ on debt ceiling talks, criticize White House A top debt ceiling negotiator for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says it's time to "press pause" on talks as negotiations with the White House have come to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol.
Politics May 18 WATCH: House Democrats leader Jeffries holds news briefing amid debt ceiling negotiations President Joe Biden and McCarthy both tapped their top representatives to work more furiously ahead of a deadline as soon as June 1. That's when the U.S. could run out of funds to pay its obligations, sparking an economic crisis.
Politics May 17 WATCH: Biden ‘confident’ agreement will be made with GOP, no debt default for U.S. President Joe Biden is declaring he's confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive.
Politics May 16 WATCH: McCarthy speaks after another round of debt ceiling talks with Biden McCarthy said one important development from the meeting was that the president had “changed the scope” of who is negotiating in the staff conversations that have been slow-going over the past week.
Politics May 16 WATCH: White House hosts another round of debt ceiling talks between Biden, congressional leaders Crucial debt ceiling negotiations are still far from success, but a deal is possible by the end of the week, McCarthy said after a brief meeting Tuesday with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House.
Politics May 11 Debt limit meeting between Biden, Congress leaders put off until next week The White House says President Joe Biden's follow-up meeting with congressional leaders on averting a potential default has been postponed until next week.
Politics May 09 WATCH: Biden says debt ceiling talk with McCarthy was ‘productive’ Biden said he and congressional leaders had a “productive” meeting Tuesday on trying to raise the nation's debt limit though no agreement was reached, and they will meet again Friday to try to avert the risk in weeks of an…
Politics May 09 WATCH: McCarthy says he ‘didn’t see any new movement’ on debt ceiling after meeting with Biden House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says after meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democrats that he "didn't see any new movement" toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Politics May 09 WATCH: White House holds news briefing ahead of ‘Big 4’ debt ceiling meeting with Biden McCarthy said Tuesday that a federal debt deal with Biden is needed by next week if Washington hopes to avert a catastrophic national default as a June 1 deadline nears when money could run short for paying America's bills.
Politics May 09 Biden to meet with Speaker McCarthy, other congressional leaders, over debt ceiling crisis As President Joe Biden meets Tuesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders for the first time over the debt ceiling crisis, the options for easing out of the standoff are many.