News Wrap: Debt limit negotiations at standstill with time running out

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• Geoff Bennett:

  Welcome to the "NewsHour."

  The high-stakes debt ceiling talks in Washington are now on hold, and its unclear when they will resume. House Republicans called a halt today to negotiations with the White House on raising the debt limit and curbing spending.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The Republican speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, said its time for a pause.

  McCarthy told reporters there's been no movement by the White House on reining in spending. A White House official said further talks will be difficult. The deadline for preventing a possible national default is less than two weeks away.

• Geoff Bennett:

  Meantime, a National Guardsman in Massachusetts accused of leaking secret documents will stay in jail awaiting trial.

  A federal magistrate judge today ordered Jack Teixeira to remain behind bars. Prosecutors argued he is a flight risk. Teixeira is charged with sharing highly classified material in an online chat room.

  The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made a surprise trip to the Middle East today to win support in the war against Russia. He arrived in Saudi Arabia for the Arab League Summit and met with its leaders. Later, he warned against turning a blind eye to Russia's actions.

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:

  I'm more than sure that none of you will agree to surrender a third of your country to the invaders. And I'm more than sure none of you would watch without a fight how foreigners steal the children of your people.

• Geoff Bennett:

  Also today, Moscow put a prosecutor for the International Criminal Court on a wanted list. Karim Khan had prepared an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. It accuses him of war crimes.

  The U.S., British and French naval commanders in the Middle East sailed into the Persian Gulf together today, in a message to Iran. They passed through the Strait of Hormuz on an American destroyer. Iran seized two oil tankers there in recent weeks. As the USS Paul Hamilton made its transit today, patrol boats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard approached. They kept their distance and there was no confrontation.

  Iran has executed three more men linked to last year's anti-government protests. They were accused of killing a police officer and two members of a paramilitary group. Human rights groups said they were tortured. Officially, Iran has put to death a total of seven people over the protests, but the real number could be higher.

  In Pakistan, confusion reigned in the standoff between former prime minister Imran Khan and police. At one point, inspectors entered his residential compound in Lahore, but there were conflicting accounts on whether he allowed them to carry out a search. Khan has denied harboring suspects linked to violent unrest.

  Back in this country, a funeral was held for Jordan Neely, the New York City man who was choked to death on a subway car. Family and friends paid respects at a Harlem church. The Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and demanded help for people like Neely.

• Rev. Al Sharpton, Civil Rights Activist:

  We keep criminalizing people with mental illness. People keep criminalizing people that need help. They don't need abuse. They need help.

• Geoff Bennett:

  Daniel Penny put Neely in a choke hold after he'd been yelling at passengers, and is now charged with manslaughter.

  And on Wall Street, new doubts about the debt ceiling talks dampened any momentum. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 109 points to close at 33426. The Nasdaq fell 31 points. The S&P 500 slipped six.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": a new book details how the U.S. Supreme Court's shadow docket shapes American law; the legacy of NFL legend and activist Jim Brown; David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines; and actor Michael J. Fox discusses a documentary on his career and his battle with Parkinson's.