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Scott Detrow

Biden and McCarthy set to meet again Monday for debt ceiling talks

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with members of the press from Capitol Hill on Sunday after participating in a phone call on the debt ceiling with President Joe Biden. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden will meet in person Monday to continue discussions over the debt limit, as the U.S. quickly approaches the date at which it may no longer be able to pay its bills.

McCarthy told reporters Sunday morning that he had a "productive phone call" with Biden, who was returning to Washington from Japan where he attended the G-7 summit, as negotiations over a bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit faltered over the last few days.

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