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35 Freedom Caucus members demand McCarthy expand debt limit negotiations with Biden

The House Freedom Caucus on Thursday threw a wrench in Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plans to finalize a debt limit deal with President Biden, demanding new provisions in exchange for their votes.

May 25, 2023

Mike Lee threatens to delay debt limit deal in Senate unless spending cuts are ‘substantial’

Sen. Mike Lee pledged on Thursday to delay passage of any debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden if the spending cuts are not "substantial."

May 25, 2023

Democrats acknowledge Biden-McCarthy debt limit deal will likely bow to GOP

Democrats are starting to acknowledge that even the best possible deal President Biden can strike with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt limit will present a loss for the party.

May 24, 2023

McCarthy sends team to White House ‘to finish up’ debt limit deal

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending his negotiators to the White House and he anticipated a breakthrough on a deal to cut spending and raise the debt limit.

May 24, 2023

Freedom Caucus members back McCarthy even as they demand no compromise in Biden debt negotiations

Members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies are standing behind Kevin McCarthy, even as they urge the House speaker not to yield in debt limit negotiations with President Biden.

May 23, 2023

House GOP dodge specifics on spending cuts in debt-limit haggling

House Republicans canceled the drafting of appropriations bills, saying Speaker Kevin McCarthy needs flexibility in the debt limit negotiations with President Biden -- but the delay also spares the party from pinpointing proposed spending cuts.

May 23, 2023

McCarthy should be ‘saving the country,’ says Freedom Caucus in debt limit fight

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing pressure from his right flank to not compromise in the debt limit negotiations with President Biden.

May 23, 2023

Biden, McCarthy ramp up debt limit negotiations after ‘productive’ White House summit

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden said debt limit talks Monday night were "productive" but failed to deliver a deal, as both sides raced to agree on cutting spending and raising the nation's borrowing limit against a default deadline nine days away.

May 22, 2023

McCarthy warns White House to reach debt-limit deal this week

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned Monday that any deal with President Biden over raising the debt limit must be completed by the end of this week to avert a default on the government's obligations by June 1.

May 22, 2023

Biden, McCarthy to meet at White House amid deadlock in debt limit talks

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to meet Monday with President Biden at the White House in hopes of forging a breakthrough on a deal to cut spending and raise the debt limit.

May 21, 2023

14th Amendment poses a risky Biden solution to eliminate debt ceiling

President Biden is threatening to use an unprecedented and constitutionally questionable maneuver to circumvent Republicans on the debt limit less than two weeks before the U.S. is projected to default and be unable to pay its bills.

May 21, 2023

Biden floats using 14th Amendment to raise debt limit amid impasse with GOP

President Biden said Sunday that his administration is exploring whether it can invoke the 14th Amendment to ensure the United States avoids default as negotiations with House Republicans on raising the debt limit are at a standstill.

May 21, 2023

Biden, McCarthy restart debt negotiations after snafu over spending cuts

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to resume negotiations with White House officials over raising the debt limit after talks broke down over spending cuts earlier on Friday.

May 19, 2023

‘Impasse’: House GOP walk out of debt limit talks with White House citing no progress

The debt limit negotiations between aides for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were put on pause Friday amid an impasse over spending cuts.

May 19, 2023

Freedom Caucus urges McCarthy to not accept watered-down debt limit deal

The House Freedom Caucus said Thursday it won't accept a watered-down version of the debt-limit proposal passed by the GOP last month -- imperiling negotiations on the topic between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden.

May 18, 2023

Biden, McCarthy quietly negotiate ahead of debt limit deadline after months of partisan rhetoric

After months of rhetorical bomb-throwing between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the debt limit, both sides are now negotiating quietly to avert a default by June 1.

May 18, 2023

Side deal to fast track energy projects, expand power grid emerges in debt limit wrangling

House and Senate negotiators working to secure a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit are weighing a plan that could eventually give the federal government expanded authority to green-light an extended phalanx of interstate transmission lines for wind, solar and hydropower.

May 17, 2023

Biden, McCarthy eye work requirements on payments as compromise in debt ceiling fight

Negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are eyeing expanded work requirements for a federal program that gives cash directly to needy families as part of a deal to cut spending and raise the debt limit.

May 17, 2023

McCarthy optimistic House GOP will avert default, cut spending in the showdown with Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday the White House continues to be an "obstacle" but there is still a chance for a debt-limit deal to avoid a default crisis as soon as June 1.

May 17, 2023

Debt talks get serious as Biden cuts short foreign trip, limits negotiators

Talks between the White House and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on cutting spending and raising the debt limit turned serious Tuesday, with President Biden cutting short a foreign trip and agreeing to exclude Senate Democrats from the negotiating table.

May 16, 2023