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Barbara Sprunt

Biden and congressional leaders met about the debt limit. They'll talk again on Friday

President Biden (center) meets with top congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the debt limit. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden and congressional leaders said they would meet again on Friday to see if they could make progress on how to lift the nation's debt limit ahead of a looming deadline after an hour-long meeting failed to shake either side from their opening positions.

Their Tuesday afternoon meeting came a week after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that without raising the debt ceiling, the government could run short of money to pay its bills as early as June 1.

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