Hakeem Jeffries, the New Yorker who succeeded Nancy Pelosi this year as the House’s top Democrat, is getting a trial by fire.
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Biden Says He Is Confident America Will Not Default on Its Debts
Speaking just moments before he left for a diplomatic trip overseas, President Biden said a default would be “catastrophic.”
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House Democrats Move Forward With Petition to Force Debt Limit Vote
The discharge petition being initiated is seen as a last resort for averting default if negotiations over raising the debt ceiling collapse, and a way to pressure Republicans to strike a deal.
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Biden and McCarthy Set for More Talks as Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears
Tuesday’s negotiations at the White House come a day after the Treasury Department reiterated that the government could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1.
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Biden and McCarthy to Discuss Debt Limit as a Possible Default Looms
The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss their impasse over the debt ceiling and spending cuts.