The president aims to argue for a swift increase in the debt ceiling a day after meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and other congressional leaders.
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Biden to meet with congressional leaders in urgent bid to avoid default
The president’s first joint meeting with all four congressional leaders comes with just a few weeks remaining to solve the crisis.
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Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end
Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure how the debt limit standoff will end.
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Biden, McCarthy head into showdown as debt limit crisis nears
The president will host the House speaker and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday.
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Biden authorizes new sanctions on Sudan, says violence ‘must end’
The U.N.’s refugee agency has warned that more than 800,000 could flee Sudan because of the violence.
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White House meeting on debt ceiling set, but no solution yet
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.
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Biden needles House Republicans amid concerns about cuts to veterans programs
The president tweeted a flow chart that he mockingly said was meant to show Republicans if they were protecting veterans with their vote on a debt ceiling bill.
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Commentary: History offers sobering lessons as Biden tries for second term
The president may face a prospect that could prove almost as difficult for him as losing: winning.
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Biden grants clemency to 31 drug offenders, rolls out rehabilitation plan
The actions came during what President Biden has proclaimed as Second Chance Month, an attempt to put a greater focus on helping those with criminal records rebuild their lives.
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House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden
The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries.