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Debt ceiling: McCarthy says ‘no progress’ ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden

by SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

President Biden remains hopeful that an agreement could be reached with Republicans to avoid what would be an unprecedented debt default, which could trigger a financial catastrophe.

Nation & World, News

Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end

by JOSH BOAK Associated Press May 8, 2023May 9, 2023

Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure how the debt limit standoff will end.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Biden, McCarthy head into showdown as debt limit crisis nears

by Josh Wingrove, Billy House Bloomberg News May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday.

Nation & World, News, Politics

White House meeting on debt ceiling set, but no solution yet

by JOSH BOAK Associated Press May 2, 2023May 2, 2023

Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Biden has invited the top 4 congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks next week.

Business, Nation & World, News

House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries.

Nation & World, News

U.S. to open foreign centers in bid to stop migration surge

by REBECCA SANTANA, COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

The migration centers are part of an intense effort to try to prevent thousands of people from making the often-dangerous journey to the southern border.