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

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he had a "productive" phone call with President Biden as he travels back to Washington. Negotiators for the pair will resume talks Sunday evening.

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Biden says Republican debt ceiling demands 'unacceptable'

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday dismissed Republican demands in negotiations to resolve the US debt ceiling crisis but said a solution can still be found before a disastrous default.

AFP

Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.

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Democrats fight to expand a ‘broken and illegitimate’ supreme court

As the US’s highest court is pummeled by divisive rulings and ethical scandals, Democrats think they have a solution: add four seats to counter a rightward tilt

The Guardian - US

Biden intervenes to try to break US debt ceiling deadlock

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden was intervening personally Sunday to try and break the US debt ceiling deadlock with a call to the top Republican leader before the clock ticks down on a feared national default.

AFP

GOP turned down White House offer to freeze spending

The White House called the McCarthy's counter-offer a "a big step back."

Axios

Biden seeks to call McCarthy after debt-limit talks hit impasse

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directed his aides to schedule a call on Sunday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after the top Republican accused the White House of backtracking in talks on raising the U.S. debt limit.

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US debt limit meetings on hold, McCarthy says talks are ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

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US debt limit meetings pause, McCarthy says talks going ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

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Debt limit talks seem to make little headway as Biden, world leaders watch from afar for progress

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default

The Independent UK

Biden confident US will avoid default amid tense debt talks

President Joe Biden downplayed fresh concerns that tensions in U.S. debt limit negotiations could lead to a catastrophic U.S. default, saying Republicans and Democrats will still be able to reach an agreement.

Tribune News Service

US debt ceiling crisis dogs Biden at G7

Hiroshima (Japan) (AFP) - The sight of a tired-looking top White House domestic policy adviser in a Hiroshima hotel said it all: President Joe Biden may be on the other side of the world but his political fight back home over the debt ceiling has followed him.

AFP

‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play

George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says

The Guardian - US

Debt limit talks halt as Republicans, White House face 'serious differences'

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default.

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White House: Biden to discuss Ukraine with Brazil's Lula, India's Modi

U.S. President Joe Biden aims to speak this weekend with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Ukraine and the "sacrosanct" issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.

Reuters

White House says G7 will align on shared 'de-risk, not decouple' approach to China

The Group of Seven rich nations will issue a statement on a shared approach on China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said early Saturday, adding that G7 members were looking to "de-risk, not decouple" from China.

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Debt limit talks resume after optimism curbed by GOP walkout

WASHINGTON — Negotiators resumed talks Friday night to avert a catastrophic U.S. default hours after a Republican walk-out punctured optimism that a debt-limit deal was near and drove down stocks.

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Family of NC woman who died in Mexico takes hope from White House meeting

WASHINGTON — The family of Shanquella Robinson and their attorneys said they found hope Friday morning after meeting with White House officials to demand that federal authorities extradite a woman wanted in Mexico on charges of killing Robinson.

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Debt ceiling talks briefly resume as US default deadline creeps closer

Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, has said that without action the US will cease to be able to pay its debts around 1 June

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Turn Lower Amid Debt Ceiling Setback

The major indexes swung lower Friday after lawmakers reached an impasse in debt ceiling negotiations.

AFP

US Republicans put brakes on debt crisis talks

Washington (AFP) - The threat of a US default was raised a notch on Friday after a "pause" in debt ceiling talks between the White House and the Republican opposition as the two sides wrangle with deep disagreements.

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Dollar Slips on a Snag in Debt Ceiling Talks and Dovish Powell

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.36%. The dollar retreated after Friday after talks to raise the debt ceiling hit a roadblock when Republican negotiators left a meeting with White House representatives and said talks were on a “pause.” The dollar also moved lower Friday after Fed...

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White House Probes Tracking Tech That Monitors Workers’ Productivity: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

White House probes tracking tech that monitors workers’ productivity: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

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McCarthy puts debt-limit talks on ‘pause’ as clock ticks down

WASHINGTON — Debt-limit negotiations hit an impasse Friday as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blamed the White House for resisting spending cuts, casting doubt on efforts in Washington to avert a catastrophic default.

Al Jazeera

Republican says US debt-ceiling talks to resume

Republican Leader McCarthy says deb cap negotiations will resume Friday evening after a pause that rattled markets.

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