![]() ![]() ![]() The White House put an offer on the table to limit spending on both defense and some nondefense programs such as housing aid, education and scientific research, which the administration considers to be a major concession. Weekend warriors: There was motion during talks over the weekend, but it wasn’t necessarily forward movement. The White House team pledged to keep talking as they left the Capitol Sunday night.īiden and McCarthy spoke by phone on Sunday as Biden returned from the G-7 summit in Japan, and the two principals will try to close the gap further today on what could seal a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Garret Graves (R-La.), and White House negotiators Shalanda Young, Louisa Terrell and Steve Ricchetti. Talks continued Sunday night with a two-and-a-half-hour meeting between the speaker, Reps. THE ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN DEBT TALKS - After a turbulent weekend of walkouts and accusations, Speaker Kevin McCarthy heads to the White House today to meet with President Joe Biden, with just 10 days until the nation could tumble into default. ![]() Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked the weekend on debt limit talks and heads to the White House for more today. ![]()
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