May 22 No agreement yet on debt ceiling, but McCarthy say he's optimistic after meeting By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Zeke Miller, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 22 Why Biden is cautious about using the 14th Amendment to address the debt ceiling crisis By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden has not ruled out using what he sees as an untested legal theory to ensure the country can meet its financial obligations if lawmakers don't act. But the president has said he's skeptical that it is a viable option. Continue reading
May 21 Debt limit negotiations resume as McCarthy, Biden plan for pivotal meeting Monday By Stephen Groves, Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press Debt ceiling talks between the White House and House Republicans resumed Sunday at the Capitol as Washington races to strike a budget compromise along with a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avert an economy-wrecking federal default. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 2:40 News Wrap: McCarthy, Biden to meet Monday for high-stakes debt limit talks In our news wrap Sunday, as Biden returns to the U.S. from the G7 summit in Japan, House Speaker McCarthy agreed to meet with the president on Monday to continue debt limit negotiations, Russia claims its forces have taken the… Continue watching
May 21 WATCH: Biden holds news briefing on stalled debt limit talks as G7 summit wraps up By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Associated Press Biden and House Speaker McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America’s debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with Biden as G7 leaders pledge support By Adam Schreck, Foster Klug, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the U.S. would provide ammunition and armored vehicles. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 2:00 News Wrap: Debt ceiling standoff looms as Biden attends G7 talks In our news wrap Saturday, Biden heads into his last day of the G7 summit in Japan as debt limit talks stall in Congress, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrived in Hiroshima to gather support from world leaders ahead of a planned… Continue watching
May 20 Debt limit talks make little apparent progress as Biden, world leaders watch from afar By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden, G7 leaders discuss investments in global infrastructure projects By Elaine Kurtenbach, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press In a joint statement issued Saturday, G7 leaders reiterated their aim to pull together up to $600 billion in financing for projects to develop infrastructure such as railways, clean energy and telecommunications in developing nations. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden and Indo-Pacific leaders hold Quad partnership talks at G7 meeting By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden tried to reassure world leaders on Saturday that the U.S. would not default as he consulted with the heads of Australia, Japan and India in a meeting of the so-called Quad partnership that had been hastily rescheduled… Continue reading