Politics May 23 What are the hangups in the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations? President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could run out of cash to pay its bills.
Politics May 23 WATCH: White House holds briefing after Biden and McCarthy call debt ceiling talks ‘productive’ Biden and McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement.
Politics May 22 No agreement yet on debt ceiling, but McCarthy say he’s optimistic after meeting It's a crucial moment for the Democratic president and the Republican speaker, just 10 days before a looming deadline to raise the debt limit.
Politics May 22 Biden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit as deadline to avoid default looms Washington is racing to strike a budget compromise and raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially devastating federal default as soon as next week.
Politics May 19 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden attends G-7 summit, debt limit talks stall Top Republican negotiators for McCarthy said after the evening session that they were uncertain on next steps. But the White House publicly expressed optimism that a resolution could be reached if parties negotiated in “good faith.”…
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.